Application of ¹⁴N(d, α )¹²C Nuclear Reaction to the Concentration Analysis of Nitrogen in Iron Meteorites

The ¹⁴N(d, α )¹²C nuclear reaction has been used to measure the nitrogen content in iron meteorites. The analysis was made with 2.0MeV²H⁺ beam from Brookhaven 3.5MV research electrostatic accelerator. The detection limits of about 1 ppm were achieved.