Bibliographic citations
San, J., (2023). Implementación de facilidad epitérmica para eliminar las interferencias espectrales, usando nitruro de boro como filtro [Tesis, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14076/26916
San, J., Implementación de facilidad epitérmica para eliminar las interferencias espectrales, usando nitruro de boro como filtro [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería; 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14076/26916
@mastersthesis{renati/712798,
title = "Implementación de facilidad epitérmica para eliminar las interferencias espectrales, usando nitruro de boro como filtro",
author = "San Bartolomé Montero, Jaime Hewer",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería",
year = "2023"
}
The purpose of this thesis work is to evalúate the use of boron as a neutrón absorber as the main component of a mobile facility for analysis with epithermal neutrons; in order to improve the neutron activation technique (AAN) used in the analytical techniques laboratory (TEAN) of the Research and Development Directorate of the Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy-IPEN. For this purpose, a cylindrical container with geometric characteristics similar to those used in the laboratory was designed and manufactured, using borated polyethylene (5% B) in its outer lining and boron nitride (BN) in its internal part of 2,0±0,1 mm diameter. thickness, with a surface density of 382±2 mg/cm2 and a height to diameter ratio of 2,3. For analytical quantification, the Ksubzero (K0) standardization method was applied, developed by (Simonits et al.,1980) at the Gent-Belgium Institute ofNuclear Sciences; using gold as a comparator. The neutron flux parameters of the reactor in the irradiation position used were characterized; for which flow monitors were used in the form of Cu-1,55% Au, Al-2,7%Lu alloy wires and Mo and Al-0,1%Co sheets at 99.95% purity each. These flow monitors were irradiated for 1200 s, at a reactor powerof 0.2 MW. Determining the relation of thermal flow to epithermal flow a value (f=30 ± 3), and the variation of the non-ideal behavior 1/E of the epithermal flow (α = 0,18 ± 0,02); with a neutron temperature of (Tn = 42 ± 2 °C), calculating the thermal flow: Φth = (1,36±0,2)1013 ncm'V1 and epithermal flow: Φcpi = (4,54±0,2)1011 ncm'V1. As study material for the present thesis investigation, the certified reference sample NIST-SRM (1633c)-Coal Fly Ash “samples of volcanic carbon“ was used. The elements were determined: Sc, Yb, Na, K, Fe, La, Lu, Co, Ga, Th, As, Sm, Sb and U; both with a boron filter and without a filter, observing a variation of less than 10% with respect to the certified values. It discusses and proposes recommendations for the application of the analysis by activation of epithermal neutrons, in the laboratory of Analytical Techniques.
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