RADIOACTIVATION ANALYSIS

Technical Report · Fri Sep 22 04:00:00 EDT 1961

OSTI ID:4822082

Leddicotte, G W

The development of nuc1ear reactors and other sources of nuclear particles has provided the means for development of radioactivation analysis which has been successfully applied to the determination of microgram and even submicrogram quantities of many elements. Nuclear reaction involving a variety of nuclear particles-alpha particles, deuterons, neutrons-and also gamma radiation and photons can be used in radioactivation analysis. However, the neutron reactions have been used most extensively in activation analysis. The most useful of the neutron reactions, the n, gamma reaction, involves the capture of a neutron by a stable nucleus to produce a radioisotope of the original atom. Nuclear reactors are prolific sources of neutrons for producing n, gamma reactions. Through their use, therefore, it has been possible to apply radioactivation analysis in many instances where an analytical method of great sensitivity and specificity was required. The techniques used in radioactivation aaalysis are described and the limits of measurement and general applications of the method are discussed. (auth)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• NSA Number: NSA-16-005265
• OSTI ID: 4822082
• Report Number(s): CF-60-11-124(Rev.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
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EFFICIENCY
ELEMENTS
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NEUTRON SOURCES
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
PARTICLE SOURCES
PARTICLES
PHOTONS
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
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SENSITIVITY
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TRACE AMOUNTS