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A major obstacle to the use of the prompt gamma activation analysis (PGAA) method has so far been the lack of a suitable library. Therefore, new measurements have been performed at the PGAA facility at Budapest Research Reactor (BRR) in order to create a prompt γ-ray catalog for qualitative and quantitative analysis. Prompt γ-ray energies and associated k 0-factors have been determined by internal standardization. The resulting catalog contains prompt γ-ray data from neutron capture and other reactions such as (n,α), and decay γ-ray data from short-lived reaction products. Data have been measured for nearly all stable elements, from hydrogen to uranium. Generally, data for several isotopes are given, to enable isotopic analysis as well.
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Révay, Z., Molnár, G.L., Belgya, T. et al. A New Gamma-Ray Spectrum Catalog for PGAA. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 244, 383–389 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006795827833
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