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The calculation of uncertainty budgets is becoming a standard step in reporting analytical results. This gives rise to the need for simple, easily accessed tools to calculate uncertainty budgets. An example of such a tool is the Excel spreadsheet approach of Robouch et al. Here, we present an internet application which calculates uncertainty budgets for k 0-NAA. The Web application has built in ‘Literature’ values for standard isotopes and accepts as inputs fixed information such as the thermal to epithermal neutron flux ratio, as well as experiment specific data such as the mass of the sample. The application calculates and displays intermediate uncertainties as well as the final combined uncertainty of the element concentration in the sample. The interface only requires access to a standard browser and is thus easily accessible to researchers and laboratories. This may facilitate and standardize the calculation of k 0-NAA uncertainty budgets.
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Younes, N., Robouch, P. A Web tool for calculating k0-NAA uncertainties. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 257, 665–667 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026168900650
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026168900650