1984 Volume 33 Issue 9 Pages T73-T77
A BASIC program has been developed to predict the main features of gamma-ray spectra for thermal neutron activation analysis using a Ge-detector. By inputting the approximate major and minor elements included in the sample matrix, the predicted gamma-ray spectrum resulting from thermal neutron activation of the elements of interest may be calculated. The program is designed to accept any selected irradiation, decay, and counting conditions. The calculations are rapid. while using only a 16-bit microcomputer. A comparison of predicted spectra with those experimentally observed showed satisfactory results. Although incomplete, the existing program may be used as an excellent guide for selecting optimum parameters for subsequent experiments.
