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Pulsed Neutron Spectroscopy Log

A wireline log of the yields of different elements in a formation, measured using induced gamma ray spectroscopy with a pulsed neutron generator. Elemental yields are derived from two intermediate results: the inelastic spectrum (basis for the carbon-oxygen log) and the capture spectrum (dependent on hydrogen, silicon, calcium, iron, sulfur, and chlorine).