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Author Van Grieken, R.; Speecke, A.; Hoste, J.
Title (up) On the precision of oxygen determinations in steel by 14-MeVv neutron activation Type A1 Journal article
Year 1970 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal
Volume 52 Issue 2 Pages 275-280
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract The precision of the 14-MeV neutron activation determination of oxygen in steel has been examined as a function of the oxygen content for a large number of steel and cast iron samples. The experimental and the statistically expected standard deviations have been compared. In the conditions used, 2.5 counts from 16N were registered for each p.p.m. of oxygen in the samples. The neutron flux was monitored by a simultaneously irradiated oxygen standard.
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Language Wos Publication Date 2002-07-25
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Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:116362 Serial 8332
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Author Smits, J.; Van Grieken, R.
Title (up) Optimization of a simple spotting procedure for x-ray fluorescence analysis of waters Type A1 Journal article
Year 1977 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal
Volume 88 Issue 1 Pages 97-107
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract Several sample preparation methods for waters for energy-dispersive x.r.f. were examined, as well as the influence of sample size on the analytical characteristics. The most satisfactory simple, rapid method proved to be spotting of 1.5 ml of water sample on a Whatman-41 cellulose filter paper provided with a wax ring of 29-mm diameter and evaporating the water with an unheated air stream from underneath. Sensitivities are below 100 p.p.b. for most elements and often below 50 p.p.b. when the optimal secondary fluorescer is used. Accuracy and precision are usually in the 1520 % range. The method is applicable to many dilute aqueous solutions as is illustrated by analysis of industrial water samples and ashed biological material.
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Language Wos A1977CQ82600011 Publication Date 2002-07-25
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Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:116367 Serial 8337
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Author Van Grieken, R.
Title (up) Preconcentration methods for the analysis of water by X-ray spectrometric techniques Type A1 Journal article
Year 1982 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal
Volume 143 Issue Pages 3-34
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract All published procedures for multi-element preconcentration of trace elements, prior to x-ray fluorescence analysis of water, are reviewed and critically evaluated. Most preconcentration methods applied to the determination of single elements in water are also listed.
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Language Wos A1982PT27300002 Publication Date 2002-10-14
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Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:116441 Serial 8401
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Author Vos, L.; Van Grieken, R.
Title (up) Preparation of conducting electrodes from biological samples for multi-element trace analysis by spark-source mass spectrometry or emission spectrometry Type A1 Journal article
Year 1984 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal
Volume 164 Issue Pages 83-90
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract Four decomposition procedures frequently used for biological material (dry ashing, open wet digestion, wet digestion in a teflon bomb and low-temperature ashing) are optimized for the conversion of biological samples to conducting electrodes suitable for multi-element trace determinations by spark-source mass spectrometry or emission spectrometry. The optimized procedures are evaluated with respect to contamination, retention and preconcentration of the trace elements, homogeneity of the electrodes and precision of the final results. Both dry-ashing methods are prone to losses by volatilization; simple dry ashing suffers from contamination problems during electrode preparation. Wet digestion gives better precision; digestion with nitric/sulfuric acids in an open flask is the method of choice for most elements being simpler and giving lower blanks than the bomb method.
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Language Wos A1984ABC2700007 Publication Date 2002-07-25
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Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:116443 Serial 8411
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Author Lins Galdino, S.M.; Costa Dantas, C.; Van Grieken, R.
Title (up) Radio-isotope neutron activation analysis for vanadium, manganese and tungsten in alloy steels Type A1 Journal article
Year 1987 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal
Volume 196 Issue Pages 337-343
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract An instrumental neutron activation method for V, Mn and W in alloy steels with a 241 Am/Be isotopic neutron source is described. The samples were irradiated to induce the nuclear reactions 51V(n, γ) 52V, 55Mn(n, γ)56Mn, and 186W(n, γ)187W. The activities were measured with a NaI(TI) detector. Interferences on the measured photopeaks were shown to be negligible by measuring the half-lives of 62V, 56Mn and 187W.These thre elementes were determined in the range 1.512.9% in special steels; manganese in the range 0.51.6% was measured in cast irons. Calibration was done by comparison with results from wet chemistry and x-ray fluorescence spectrometry. The processing times for the vanadium, manganese and tungsten determinations were 11 min, 3 h and 26.3 h, respectively, but these were reduced greatly by intoruding a scheme wherein six samples were simultaneously irradiated and the 56Mn and 187W nuclides were measured sequentially for a series of 66 samples. The average processing time was reduced to 45 min for tungsten with a precision of 4.0% and accuracy of 3.4% and 22.8 min for manganese with a precision of 3.8% and accuracy of 3.1%.
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Language Wos A1987K058900044 Publication Date 2002-07-25
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Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:116445 Serial 8449
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Author Vanderborght, B.; Van Grieken, R.
Title (up) Reduction of trace metal levels in analytical-grade activated carbon Type A1 Journal article
Year 1977 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal
Volume 89 Issue 2 Pages 399-402
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
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Language Wos A1977DB52500022 Publication Date 2002-07-25
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Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:116368 Serial 8466
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Author Van Grieken, R.; Van de Velde, R.; Robberecht, H.
Title (up) Sample contamination from a commercial grinding unit Type A1 Journal article
Year 1980 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal
Volume 118 Issue 1 Pages 137-143
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract The contamination of ground samples by a commercially available Lovibond McCrone Micronizing Mill is discussed. Tracer and weighing experiments showed that abrasion of corundum grinding elements was important, introducing 620 mg of abrasion products per minute of wet grinding. Agate grinding elements were abraded at ⩽6 mg min-1. The abrasion products and grinding elements were analyzed by x-ray fluorescence, spark-source mass spectrometry and neutron activation analysis. Contamination in trace element analysis of geological materials is likely to be negligible for agate grinding elements and, except for a few transition metals, also for corundum grinding elements. Contamination of typical biological samples is significant for a few elements even when agate elements are used, and is absolutely prohibitive for trace analysis when corundum elements are used.
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Language Wos A1980JZ95100016 Publication Date 2002-07-25
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Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:116436 Serial 8492
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Author Vandecasteele, C.; Van Grieken, R.; Hoste, J.
Title (up) Simultaneous determination of chromium and silicon in steel by 14-mev neutron activation analysis Type A1 Journal article
Year 1974 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal
Volume 72 Issue 1 Pages 31-36
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract Chromium and silicon are determined simultaneously in steel by 14-MeV neutron activation analysis. The activities of 52V(Eγ=1.43 MeV,TView the MathML source=3.76 min) from 52Cr(n,p)52V and 28Al (Eγ=1.78 MeV; TView the MathML source=2.24 min) from 28Si(n,p)28Al are evaluated by mixed γ-ray spectrometry. The influence of manganese and phosphorus, the main interfering elements, is negligible for most stainless steels. The count rate should be limited, to avoid 52V pulse pile-up effects interfering in the 28Al energy region. Precisions in the 2-10% range are reached, depending on the concentrations, for a 10-min analysis time. Results for a series of steel samples are compared with industrial analyses.
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Language Wos A1974U036600002 Publication Date 2002-07-25
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Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:116366 Serial 8527
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Author Van Grieken, R.; Van 't dack, L.; Costa Dantas, C.; Da Silveira Dantas, H.
Title (up) Soil analysis by thin-film energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence Type A1 Journal article
Year 1979 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal
Volume 108 Issue Pages 93-101
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract Energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence is advantageous for trace analysis of soils present as thin films. A target thickness of about 2 mg cm-2 provides a compromise between optimal sensitivity and minimal absorption effect or optimal accuracy. Sample preparation involves only suspending the finely ground soil in water and drying this suspension on a thin mylar foil glued on a ring that fits into the x.r.f. spectrometer. The effective sample weight present in the exciting beam area is computed from the scatter peaks, a method that cancels out target heterogeneity problems. High accuracy is demonstrated for many elements in reference soil and rock materials; a precision around 5% and a detection limit around 10 ppm can be achieved. As an illustration, results for 16 trace elements and preliminary interpretation are given for a series of pedologically important soil samples from Brasil.
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Language Wos A1979HL44100012 Publication Date 2002-07-25
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Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:111402 Serial 8549
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Author Otten, P.; Bruynseels, F.; Van Grieken, R.
Title (up) Study of inorganic ammonium compounds in individual marine aerosol particles by laser microprobe mass spectrometry Type A1 Journal article
Year 1987 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal
Volume 195 Issue Pages 117-124
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract Ammonia is important in the atmosphere because it neutralizes acidic species. The relative importance of different inorganic ammonium compounds (chloride, nitrate and sulfate) in marine air chemistry was studied by single-particle characterization with the laser microprobe mass analyser. Standard aerosols were generated as a reference for compound identification, based on the fingerprint spectra obtained, and calculation of the relative sensitivity achieved for different ions in a marine aerosol matrix. The relative sensitivity for ammonium was low. Aerosol samples were collected in the Southern Bight of the North Sea under different meteorological conditions and examined for their ammonium compounds. Samples collected during an inversion period with continental influences showed a much higher content in all particles than samples collected under different meteorological conditions, where ammonium was mostly detected in the submicrometer particle-size range.
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Language Wos A1987K019500010 Publication Date 2002-07-25
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Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:116447 Serial 8601
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Author Treiger, B.; van Malderen, H.; Bondarenko, I.; van Espen, P.; Van Grieken, R.
Title (up) Studying aerosol samples by non-linear mapping of electron probe microanalysis data Type A1 Journal article
Year 1993 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal
Volume 284 Issue Pages 119-124
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation); Chemometrics (Mitac 3)
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Language Wos A1993MR27600014 Publication Date 2002-07-25
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Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:6224 Serial 8610
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Author Adams, F.; Adriaens, A.; Berghmans, P.; Janssens, K.
Title (up) Surface microanalysis Type A1 Journal article
Year 1993 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal
Volume 283 Issue Pages 19-34
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
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Language Wos A1993MK02800003 Publication Date 2002-07-25
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Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:6106 Serial 5856
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Author Janssens, K.; Vincze, L.; Adams, F.; Jones, K.W.
Title (up) Synchrotron radiation-induced X-ray microanalysis Type A1 Journal article
Year 1993 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal
Volume 283 Issue Pages 98-119
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
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Language Wos A1993MK02800009 Publication Date 2002-07-25
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Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:6107 Serial 5865
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Author Vandecasteele, C.; van Grieken, R.; Gijbels, R.; Speecke, A.
Title (up) Systematic errors in 14-MeV neutron activation analysis for oxygen : part 1 : neutron and γ-ray attenuation effects Type A1 Journal article
Year 1973 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal Anal Chim Acta
Volume 64 Issue 2 Pages 187-196
Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT); AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract A detailed account is given of neutron and γ-ray attenuation effects in 14-MeV neutron activation analysis of oxygen. Appropriate neutron cross-section values have been determined in two different ways and compared with literature values. It appears that the attenuation process is best described in terms of nonelastic scattering cross-sections. It is also shown that the narrow beam total γ-ray attenuation coefficients at 6 MeV, given in the literature are suitable for correction purposes if 16N γ-rays are counted with a window of 4.56.5 MeV. Attention was paid to the contribution of β-rays when the 16N activity is counted in this energy interval with a NaI(Tl) detector.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos A1973P353000003 Publication Date 2002-07-25
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ISSN 0003-2670; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
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Notes Approved CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL 54/144 Q2 # PHYSICS, ATOMIC, MOLECULAR & CHEMICAL 9/35 Q2 #
Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:116363 Serial 3464
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Author Vandecasteele, C.; van Grieken, R.; Gijbels, R.; Speecke, A.
Title (up) Systematic errors in 14-MeV neutron activation analysis for oxygen : part 2 : a general standardization method for the determination of oxygen Type A1 Journal article
Year 1973 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal Anal Chim Acta
Volume 65 Issue 1 Pages 1-17
Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT); AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract A general standardization method is described for the determination of oxygen in solid samples via the 16O(n,p)16N reaction. Two systems of flux monitoring are considered: the sample versus standard comparator method and BF3 monitoring. The average flux in sample and standard, fast neutron shielding, fast neutron scattering, absorption of fast neutrons, absorption of 16N γ-rays and counting efficiency of sample and standard are considered. The influence of the target diameter on the obtained correction factors has also been studied. Total achievable accuracy is believed to be about 1%.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos A1973Q019300001 Publication Date 2002-07-25
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Impact Factor 4.513 Times cited 12 Open Access
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Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:116364 Serial 3465
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Author Van Grieken, R.; Speecke, A.; Hoste, J.
Title (up) The determination of copper in iron and steel by 14-Mev neutron activation analysis Type A1 Journal article
Year 1970 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal
Volume 51 Issue 2 Pages 151-162
Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract A fast (10 min) non-destructive determination of copper in. steel and cast iron by 14-MeV neutron activation analysis is described. The 0.511-MeV annihilation radiation of62Cu (T1/2=9.8 min), induced by the reaction63Cu(n,2n)62Cu, is counted by two opposing NaI(Tl) detectors operating in coincidence. An oxygen flux monitor is used to normalise the irradiations. For high phosphorus contents, two measurements are made and the 9-min activity contribution is calculated. As the iron content of the samples is known, the use of pure iron samples allows correction for53Fe activity from the reaction54Fe(n,2n)53Fe(T1/2= 8.9 min). When the phosphorus and silicon activities are low, the procedure of counting and computing can be greatly simplified. Nuclear interferences of most common alloying and impurity elements were investigated.The precision is 23% for steels containing above 1% Cu, andCa. 10% for 0.1%Cu.
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Language Wos A1970H034700002 Publication Date 2002-07-25
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Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:116360 Serial 7778
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Author van Grieken, R.; Gijbels, R.; Speecke, A.; Hoste, J.
Title (up) The determination of silicon in steel by 14-mev neutron activation analysis Type A1 Journal article
Year 1968 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal Anal Chim Acta
Volume 43 Issue Pages 199-209
Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT); AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)
Abstract A fast (25 min) non-destructive determination of silicon in steel by 14-MeV neutron activation is described. The 1.78-MeV 28Al activity, induced by the reaction 28Si(n,p)28Al, is counted on a NaI(Tl) detector. An oxygen flux monitor is used to normalise to the same neutron flux. Two methods are described to correct for the 56Mn activity (2.58 h), induced into the iron matrix via 56Fe(n,p)56Mn. Nuclear interferences of phosphorus and aluminium have been examined. Special attention has been paid to stainless steels. A sensitivity of 0.02 to 0.05% of silicon is obtained. The precision is 2 to 3% for steels containing above 1% silicon, and 7% for 0.1% of silicon.
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Publisher Place of Publication Amsterdam Editor
Language Wos A1968C007600004 Publication Date 2002-07-25
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ISSN 0003-2670; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
Impact Factor 4.513 Times cited 19 Open Access
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Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:116357 Serial 673
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