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Ultratrace Analysis: Determination of Cr, Fe, and Co in the ppb and ppt Range for Checking the Preparation of High-Purity Niobium

✍ Scribed by Dipl.-Chem. Werner G. Faix; Prof. Dr. Viliam Krivan; Dr. Klaus Schulze


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1980
Tongue
English
Weight
387 KB
Volume
19
Category
Article
ISSN
0044-8249

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✦ Synopsis


The purest niobium to be obtained so far was produced in a three‐step process from commercial pure niobium and characterized by n‐activation analysis. In order to measure the Cr, Fe, and Co content, carrier elements were added to the sample after irradiation for 42 d and surface decontamination. After chemical separation, the three elements could be determined by gamma‐ray spectrometry (detection limits 10 ppt, 1.5 ppb, and 4.0 ppt, respectively). Concentration ranges in the five samples: Cr 10—24.7 ppt, Fe 2—6.6 ppb, Co 4—19.0 ppt.