A new method for the analysis of titanium, barium, and arsenic in obsidian via epithermal neutron activation analysis

M. E. Coleman; M. D. Glascock; J. D. Robertson

doi:10.1007/s10967-010-0853-5

A new method for the analysis of titanium, barium, and arsenic in obsidian via epithermal neutron activation analysis

M. E. Coleman
, M. D. Glascock
, J. D. Robertson

Materials and Fuels Complex

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Abstract

A new instrumental epithermal neutron activation analysis procedure to quantitatively determine titanium, barium, and bromine in obsidian with improved sensitivity has been developed. The advantage of epithermal activation for Ti, Ba, and Br is demonstrated with multiple geological standards and the ability to determine arsenic in obsidian is demonstrated. The results for titanium are compared to previous electron-microprobe results for Kenyan obsidian.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	935-941
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	287
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-010-0853-5
State	Published - Mar 2011

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Archaeometry
Epithermal neutron activation analysis
Obsidian

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