Simultaneous determination of low Z elements in barium borosilicate glass samples by in situ current normalized particle induced gamma-ray emission methods

摘要

Particle induced gamma-ray emission (PIGE) method using 4 MeV proton beam was utilized to analyze two types of barium borosilicate glass (BaBSG) samples for quantification of concentrations of low Z elements. The in situ current normalization method was applied in the analysis of eight samples containing varying concentration of F along with Si, B and Na. Charge normalized PIGE method was applied to determine concentrations of above low Z elements including Li and Al in samples having simulated nuclear waste from reprocessing of thoria spent fuel. Synthetic samples and NIST SRMs were used for method validation.