Abstract
Resonances at 429keV and 897keV in the 15N(p,αγ)12C reaction were investigated for depth profiling nitrogen in materials containing nitrogen isotopes in natural abundances. Both resonances exhibit identical sensitivity, however the resonance at 897keV is prone to interferences from light elements, F and Al in particular. These resonances were employed to depth profile nitrogen in binary and ternary nitride films and in stainless steel wires that had fractured while in use in an ammonia converter vessel of a heavy water plant. The studies indicated the ingress of nitrogen into the interiors of the wires under operating conditions of the plant that lead to nitriding causing embrittlement of the components.
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