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Abundance of Boron in International Geochemical Standards by Prompt‐Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis
Author(s) -
Higgins Michael D.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
geostandards newsletter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1751-908X
pISSN - 0150-5505
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-908x.1984.tb00407.x
Subject(s) - boron , neutron activation analysis , radiochemistry , abundance (ecology) , neutron capture , neutron , neutron activation , isotopes of boron , chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , materials science , physics , nuclear physics , environmental chemistry , fishery , biology
Eighteen international reference standards, mostly geochemical standards, have been analysed for boron using prompt‐gamma neutron activation analysis (PGNAA). There is good agreement between the results for samples with high boron abundances and the few published values using PGNAA and other methods. However, correlation is poor at low boron abundances, especially in those standards with low boron/sodium ratios. Corrections for sodium interference on boron have been critically evaluated and the data corrected using two different methods.