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Development of INAA automation at CARR

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A new INAA (instrumental neutron activation analysis) automatic measurement system has been established at China advanced research reactor. Three HPGe spectrometers can be working simultaneously at 24 h a day. The sample rabbit contains an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag which is used for identifying and/or tracing the sample route or location. The automation system controlled by software Kingview6.55 and programmable logic controller is mainly composed of four parts, sample counting system, sample driving system, samples holder and sample exchanger.

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Acknowledgments

This work was partially supported by Coordinated Research Project of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA F1.20.25/CRP1888, Contract No. 17284) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11175264). The authors would like to thank the reviewers for their useful comments and suggestions on the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing, 102413, China

    Yao Yonggang, Xiao Caijin, Hua Long, Jin Xiangchun, Wang Xinghua, Li Jue, Zhang Guiying, Cao Lei, Wang Pingsheng & Ni Bangfa

  2. Beijing Institute of Occupational Medicine for Chemical Industry, Beijing, 100093, China

    Zhang Guiying

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Yonggang, Y., Caijin, X., Long, H. et al. Development of INAA automation at CARR. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 307, 1651–1656 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4557-8

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