Determination of all platinum-group elements in mantle-derived xenoliths by neutron activation analysis with NiS fire-assay preconcentration.

Accession number;02A0151822
Title;Determination of all platinum-group elements in mantle-derived xenoliths by neutron activation analysis with NiS fire-assay preconcentration.
Author; LI X L (Shanghai Inst. Nuclear Res., Chinese Acad. Sci.) EBIHARA M (Shanghai Inst. Nuclear Res., Chinese Acad. Sci.)
Journal Title;Abstracts of Papers. Symposium on Radiochemistry
Journal Code:F0139B
ISSN:1345-2762
VOL.45th;NO.;PAGE.44(2001)
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Pub. Country;Japan
Language;English
Abstract;A modified NiS fire-assay neutron activation method is developed for the determination of all platinum-group elements (PGEs) in mantle-derived xenoliths. This method is characterized by sub-ppb detection limits, < 0.1 ppb ( 0.002 ppb procedural blanks and 7% ( 15% analytical precision for PGEs. Analyses of PGE standard rocks indicate that this method developed is reliable. (author abst.)