The University of Maryland Radiation Facilities, in collaboration with NCNR scientists, will be offering a Neutron Activation Analysis Workshop.

The workshop will be hosted at the Maryland University Training Reactor from June 7th-9th. It is open to students and staff from the University of Maryland, NIST, and other parties that are interested in conducting and/or analyzing NAA experiments and data.

The curriculum will include:

• Day 1
  • Morning
    • NAA fundamentals
      • Applications
      • Mechanism
    • UMD Reactor Introduction
    • Introduction to Radiation Safety
  • Afternoon
    • HPGe counting of check sources
      • Calculating half-lives
      • Efficiency calculations
    • Reactor tour
• Day 2
  • Morning
    • HPGe discussion
    • Analysis planning
    • NAA equation
  • Afternoon
    • Calculate irradiation, decay, and counting time of samples
    • Demo of loading and firing NAA sample
    • Counting of activated samples
• Day 3
  • NAA equation uncertainty propagation
    
  • Calculate the analyte contents in soil samples irradiated on Day 2
  • Corrections for differing irradiation times

If you are interested in attending please fill out the sign-up form. There is no cost to attend, but the number of seats are limited.