TY - JOUR A1 - Görner, Wolf A1 - Alber, D. A1 - Berger, Achim A1 - Haase, Oskar A1 - Monse, G. A1 - Segebade, Christian T1 - BEAMGAA - A chance for high precision analysis of big samples JF - Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry N2 - In activation analysis of traces in small samples, the non-equivalence of the activating radiation doses of sample and calibration material gives rise to sometimes tolerable systematic errors. Conversely, analysis of major components usually demands high trueness and precision. To meet this, beam geometry activation analysis (BEAMGAA) procedures have been developed for instrumental photon (IPAA) and neutron activation analysis (INAA) in which the activating neutron/photon beam exhibits broad, flat-topped characteristics. This results in a very low lateral activating flux gradient compared to known radiation facilities, however, at significantly lower flux density. The axial flux gradient can be accounted for by a monitor-sample-monitor assembly. As a first approach, major components were determined in high purity substances as well as selenium in a cattle fodder additive. T2 - 6th International Conference "Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical Chemistry" CY - Kailua-Kona, HI, United States of America DA - 2003-04-07 KW - Beam geometry activation analysis KW - Flux gradients KW - Measurement regime KW - Representativity KW - Big samples PY - 2005 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-005-0660-6 SN - 0236-5731 SN - 1588-2780 SN - 1417-2097 VL - 263 IS - 3 SP - 791 EP - 796 PB - Elsevier Sequoia CY - Lausanne AN - OPUS4-6907 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -