The Investigation of the Rare Metal Content in the Geological Samples from Mongolia on the Iren Facility

摘要

Definition of the content of rare metals in the samples of ore was carried out by the method of the neutron activation analysis. IREN installation which represents the linear electron accelerator and no multiplying tungsten target served as the neutron source. The tungsten target has been located in the centre of the water moderator in diameter 15 cm [1]. The irradiation has been spent on installation IREN within 8 hours 40 minutes. Electron energy was an order of 30 MeV, a current of an order 5-10 microamperes. Samples settled down on the moderator surface. 2 samples of ore have been irradiated: Os-1 (m velence 1.172 g), and Os - 2 (m velence 1.291 g) and a number of indicators for definition of neutron flux. Weights of indicators did not exceed a several milligrams.