Application of Tagged Neutron Method for Detecting Diamonds in Kimberlite

Yury Rogov; Vladislav Kremenets; Mikhail Sapozhnikov; Motswakae Sebele

doi:10.3390/instruments4040033

Instruments (Nov 2020)

Application of Tagged Neutron Method for Detecting Diamonds in Kimberlite

Yury Rogov,
Vladislav Kremenets,
Mikhail Sapozhnikov,
Motswakae Sebele

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Yury Rogov: Diamant, LLC, Dubna 141980, Russian
Vladislav Kremenets: Diamant, LLC, Dubna 141980, Russian
Mikhail Sapozhnikov: Diamant, LLC, Dubna 141980, Russian
Motswakae Sebele: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Palapye, Botswana

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments4040033
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 4
p. 33

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The results of testing a prototype of a separator for detecting diamonds in kimberlite ore using tagged neutron method are discussed. Kimberlite ore was irradiated with fast tagged neutrons with an energy of 14.1 MeV. The elemental content of the tray with kimberlite ore was determined. The criterion for detecting diamond was the presence of excess carbon concentration in a certain region of a kimberlite sample.

Published in Instruments

ISSN: 2410-390X (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Physics: Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/instruments

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