Study on element detection and its correction in iron ore concentrate based on a prompt gamma-neutron activation analysis system

Autor: Yalin Gong, Zhao Long, Qingmin Shang, Yanfeng Li, Qingfeng Song, Xiang-Lin Li, Jingbin Lu, Xu Xu, Wei Zhang
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nuclear Science and Techniques. 30
ISSN: 2210-3147
1001-8042
DOI: 10.1007/s41365-019-0579-1
Popis: A prompt gamma-neutron activation analysis (PGNAA) system was developed to detect the iron content of iron ore concentrate. Because of the self-absorption effect of gamma-rays and neutrons, and the interference of chlorine in the neutron field, the linear relationship between the iron analytical coefficient and total iron content was poor, increasing the error in the quantitative analysis. To solve this problem, gamma-ray self-absorption compensation and a neutron field correction algorithm were proposed, and the experimental results have been corrected using this algorithm. The results show that the linear relationship between the iron analytical coefficient and total iron content was considerably improved after the correction. The linear correlation coefficients reached 0.99 or more.
Databáze: OpenAIRE