Boron determination: A comparison between ICP-AES and 3He+-activation

A. E. Pillay; J. R. Williams; M. O. El Mardi; S. M. Hassan; A. Al-Hamdi

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Boron determination: A comparison between ICP-AES and ³He⁺-activation

A. E. Pillay^*, J. R. Williams, M. O. El Mardi, S. M. Hassan, A. Al-Hamdi

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Abstract

The analytical potential of ICP-AES (ICP) and ³He⁺-activation for the determination of boron was examined. The paper compares ICP-levels of B, obtained from aqueous solutions containing digested plant material, with minimum detectable limits attained in solid matrices that were subjected to prompt gamma-ray analysis using 2 MeV ³He⁺ ions. The analytically useful gamma-rays originated mainly from (³He, p) and (³He, α) reactions on ¹¹B and Coulomb excitation of ¹⁰B. The numerical capabilities of the two techniques for such measurements are discussed, and detailed methodologies and possible difficulties are presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	315-317
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	254
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021628001362
Publication status	Published - Nov 1 2002

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