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. 2016 Sep 24;311(1):409–418. doi: 10.1007/s10967-016-5036-6

Table 7.

Measured specific saturation activities as compared to the calculated values obtained with the two methods for epithermal neutron self shielding correction

Measured saturation activities Measured over calculated sat.act. Ratios
Participant country Trkov Chilian
Mo2O3 Unc Slab 1 × 1 cm Unc Slab 1 × 5 cm Unc Mo2O3 Slab 1 × 1 cm Slab 1 × 5 cm Mo2O3 Slab 1 × 1 cm Slab 1 × 5 cm
Ci/g % Ci/g % Ci/g % Ci/g Ci/g Ci/g Ci/g Ci/g Ci/g
Chile 3.21E−02 4.0 3.24E−02 4.0 3.21E−02 4.0 0.931 1.034 1.034 0.915 0.982 0.973
Egypt 1.59E−03 0.3 1.47E−03 0.4 1.49E−03 1.3 1.011 0.977 0.992 1.008 0.966 0.979
Hungary 1.63E+00 0.4 1.45E+00 0.4 1.46E+00 0.4 1.040 1.133 1.172 0.995 0.986 0.993
Kazachstan 6.25E−01 3.0 5.62E−01 2.0 5.79E−01 2.0 1.831 1.695 1.746 1.833 1.697 1.748
Malaysia 6.85E−02 15.0 7.49E−02 5.5 8.27E−02 9.0 0.888 1.118 1.255 0.862 1.023 1.130
Morocco 5.75E−02 0.9 5.32e−02 1.0 4.75E−02 1.0 1.003 1.131 1.034 0.961 0.990 0.883
NL BBB 4.49E−01 2.0 4.42E−01 2.0 1.079 1.094 0.923 0.909
NL BP3 4.27E−02 1.4 1.015 0.996
Peru 5.46E−02 3.0 5.38E−02 3.0 5.26E−02 3.0 0.877 0.989 0.982 0.853 0.910 0.889
Portugal 1.72E−02 8.0 1.21E−02 8.0 1.32E−02 8.0 1.221 0.949 1.046 1.199 0.898 0.980
Romania 1.04E−01 1.5 1.02E−01 6.0 9.60E−02 1.5 0.833 0.950 0.911 0.807 0.863 0.812
Slovenia 1.45E−02 0.7 1.19E−02 0.6 1.28E−02 0.5 1.004 0.992 1.092 0.965 0.876 0.942
Ukraine 1.55E+00 3.0 1.44E+00 3.0 1.38E+00 3.0 1.305 1.298 1.251 1.290 1.254 1.201
Vietnam beam 7.50E−09 2.0 8.40E−09 2.0 7.30E−09 2.0 0.887 1.024 0.890 0.887 1.024 0.890
Vietnam trap 1.89E−01 2.1 1.85E−01 2.0 1.88E−01 2.1 1.550 1.709 1.760 1.514 1.592 1.618

The 1 s.d. uncertainties were calculated from the Poisson uncertainties in the measured peak areas