Abstract

At the JINR Laboratory of Nuclear Physics, neutron–nucleus interactions are investigated for fundamental and applied purposes using the IREN pulsed neutron source. The applied research includes an elemental analysis of constituent materials of various devices. This paper describes the elemental-analysis techniques employed and reports the measurement of palladium abundances in the engine components of the Proton rocket carrier. The elemental-analysis technique involving resonance neutrons, currently implemented with the Romashka apparatus, is shown to be sensitive to palladium abundances at a level of 2 mg/g for samples with masses on the order of 60 g. Further developing the method will boost its sensitivity and allow for elemental analyses of larger samples and their assemblies.

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