Abstract

An activation analysis method is described for routine determination of6Li-abundances in various lithium compounds on the basis of the reaction sequence6Li(n,α)T and16O(t, n)18F and the measurement of18F. Irradiations of diluted equeous solutions of samples containing CrO3 as internal flux monitor were carried out at a thermal neutron flux density of ϕ≤1011 n·cm−2·sec−1. Interferences from variations in neutron self-shielding oxygen concentration and triton range do not exceed 0.5% when using the dilution technique. The results for6Li abundances from 3.52 to 7.60% with standard deviations of 1 to 2.5% were confirmed by mass spectrometric measurements.

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