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Table 8 Nuclear data and LOD of elements by INAA and IPAA (m: minutes; h: hours; d: days; y: years)

From: Deep investigation on inorganic fraction of atmospheric PM in Mediterranean area by neutron and photon activation analysis

Element

Product nuclide

Half life

γ-Ray used (keV)

LOD (g)

INAA

     

Ag

110mAg

253.0

d

657.8

1×10-10

Al

28Al

2.3

m

1778.9

3×10-8

As

76As

26.3

h

559.2

1×10-12

Au

198Au

2.70

d

411.8

6×10-14

Ba

131Ba

11.5

d

496.3

2×10-10

Br

82Br

1.47

d

776.5

2×10-12

Ca

49Ca

8.8

m

3083.0

2×10-7

Cd

115mIn

53.0

h

336.6

3×10-11

Ce

141Ce

32.38

d

145.4

8×10-10

Cl

38Cl

37.3

.

1642.0

2×10-9

Co

60Co

5.272

y

1332.5

6×10-11

Cr

51Cr

27.7

d

320.0

1×10-10

Cs

134Cs

2.062

y

795.7

1×10-11

Eu

152Eu

12.7

y

1408.0

2×10-12

Fe

59Fe

45.1

d

1099.2

2×10-8

Hf

181Hf

42.4

d

482.2

2×10-11

Hg

203Hg

46.9

d

279.0

4×10-11

I

128I

25.0

m

442.7

8×10-11

K

42K

12.52

h

1524.7

2×10-10

La

140La

40.27

h

1596.2

1×10-12

Mg

27Mg

9.5

m

1014.1

2×10-8

Mn

56Mn

2.58

h

1810.7

8×10-13

Mo

99Mo

2.75

d

141.0

3×10-11

Na

24Na

15.0

h

1368.4

4×10-12

Nd

147Nd

11.1

d

531.0

1×10-11

Ni

58Co

70.78

d

810.7

6×10-9

Rb

86Rb

18.66

d

1076.7

8×10-10

Sb

122Sb

2.70

d

564.0

1×10-12

Sc

46Sc

83.85

d

889.2

2×10-12

Se

75Se

120.4

d

264.6

1×10-10

Sm

153Sm

1.948

d

103.1

6×10-13

Ta

182Ta

115

d

1221.6

1×10-11

Tb

160Tb

72.1

d

879.4

2×10-12

Th

233Pa

27.4

d

311.8

1×10-11

Ti

51Ti

5.8

m

320.0

1×10-8

U

239Np

2.35

d

228.2

5×10-12

V

52V

3.76

m

1434.4

9×10-10

W

187W

24.0

h

685.7

1×10-12

Yb

175Yb

4.21

d

396.1

1×10-12

Zn

65Zn

243.8

d

1115.5

1×10-10

IPAA

     

As

76As

1.097

d

559.1

10-7

Ca

47Ca

4.536

d

1297.1

10-7

Ce

141Ce

32.5

d

145.4

10-7

Cr

51Cr

27.7

d

320.0

10-8

Cs

134Cs

2.062

y

795.9

10-8

Mn

54Mn

312.2

d

834.8

10-6

Nb

92mNb

10.15

d

934.5

10-8

Pb

204Pb

52.1

h

279.0

10-7

Sr

85Sr

64.84

d

514.0

10-6

Ti

47Sc

3.341

d

159.4

10-8

Tl

203Tl

12.0

d

440.0

10-7

Y

88Y

106.61

d

1836.1

10-7

Zr

90Zr

79.4

h

909.0

10-8

  1. LODs calculated according to ref. [36] for matrix free elements, i.e. without disturbing activities from a sample matrix.