Neutron activation analysis of Tibetan traditional medicinal pills at the VR-1 training reactor
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21340%2F19%3A00337974" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21340/19:00337974 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/68407700:21340/20:00347577
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.03.020" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.03.020</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.03.020" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.03.020</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Neutron activation analysis of Tibetan traditional medicinal pills at the VR-1 training reactor
Original language description
The nuclear analytical methods provide the research techniques usually used in hard sciences such as physics, chemistry, engineering and technology, or natural sciences and technology, but it is very rare to use them in social sciences and humanities. The Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague operates the VR-1 training reactor primarily focused on training students, nuclear engineering, reactor physics, and research; however, the utilization of this nuclear reactor has also been extended to humanities in recent years. In this direction, the research activities carried out at the reactor include the investigation of historical artefacts and testing of pharmaceutical and food industry samples. This contribution deals with the detailed study of traditional Tibetan medicinal pills by means of instrumental neutron activation analysis (NAA) at the VR-1 nuclear reactor. Three various kinds of Tibetan pills were irradiated by thermal neutrons (phi = 2 x 10(9) cm(-2)s(-1)) in the experimental vertical channel at maximum reactor power (80 W), and irradiated samples were analysed using the semiconductor HPGe detector; saturated activities were obtained by means of the nuclear gamma-ray spectrometry, and subsequently the composition of the pills was determined (qualitative and quantitative analysis). The presence of Au, K, Fe, Na, As, Sr, Sb, and Hg was revealed in studied samples. The results presented in this paper show clearly that the low-power research reactor VR-1 is excellent tool for the neutron activation analysis experiments.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10301 - Atomic, molecular and chemical physics (physics of atoms and molecules including collision, interaction with radiation, magnetic resonances, Mössbauer effect)
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Radiation Physics and Chemistry
ISSN
0969-806X
e-ISSN
1879-0895
Volume of the periodical
160
Issue of the periodical within the volume
July
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
4
Pages from-to
96-99
UT code for WoS article
000471733500015
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85063647578