Nitrogen Detection in Bulk Samples Using a D-D Reaction-Based Portable Neutron Generator

A. A. Naqvi; Faris A. Al-Matouq; F. Z. Khiari; M. A. Gondal; A. A. Isab; Khateeb-ur-Rehman; M. A. Raashid; M. Dastageer

doi:10.1155/2013/486192

Journal of Spectroscopy (Jan 2013)

Nitrogen Detection in Bulk Samples Using a D-D Reaction-Based Portable Neutron Generator

A. A. Naqvi,
Faris A. Al-Matouq,
F. Z. Khiari,
M. A. Gondal,
A. A. Isab,
Khateeb-ur-Rehman,
M. A. Raashid,
M. Dastageer

Affiliations

A. A. Naqvi: Department of Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, P.O. Box 1815, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Faris A. Al-Matouq: Department of Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, P.O. Box 1815, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
F. Z. Khiari: Department of Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, P.O. Box 1815, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
M. A. Gondal: Department of Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, P.O. Box 1815, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
A. A. Isab: Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, P.O. Box 1815, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Khateeb-ur-Rehman: Department of Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, P.O. Box 1815, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
M. A. Raashid: Department of Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, P.O. Box 1815, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
M. Dastageer: Department of Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, P.O. Box 1815, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/486192
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2013

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Nitrogen concentration was measured via 2.52 MeV nitrogen gamma ray from melamine, caffeine, urea, and disperse orange bulk samples using a newly designed D-D portable neutron generator-based prompt gamma ray setup. Inspite of low flux of thermal neutrons produced by D-D reaction-based portable neutron generator and interference of 2.52 MeV gamma rays from nitrogen in bulk samples with 2.50 MeV gamma ray from bismuth in BGO detector material, an excellent agreement between the experimental and calculated yields of nitrogen gamma rays indicates satisfactory performance of the setup for detection of nitrogen in bulk samples.

Published in Journal of Spectroscopy

ISSN: 2314-4920 (Print); 2314-4939 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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