Neutron activation analysis of Tibetan traditional medicinal pills at the VR-1 training reactor

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21340%2F20%3A00347577" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21340/20:00347577 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/68407700:21340/19:00337974

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.108554" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.108554</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.108554" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.108554</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Neutron activation analysis of Tibetan traditional medicinal pills at the VR-1 training reactor

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Neutron activation analysis of Tibetan traditional medicinal pills at the VR-1 training reactor

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10301 - Atomic, molecular and chemical physics (physics of atoms and molecules including collision, interaction with radiation, magnetic resonances, Mössbauer effect)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EF16_019%2F0000778" target="_blank" >EF16_019/0000778: Centrum pokročilých aplikovaných přírodních věd</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

ISSN

0969-806X

e-ISSN

1879-0895

Svazek periodika

167

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

108554

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

4

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000506465900064

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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