SURVEY ON PHOTON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS USING THE NRL LINAC.

Abstract

Experiments show that microgram to nanogram quantities of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, or fluorine can be detected using photon-activation analysis. Irradiation with Linac bremsstrahlung is followed by coincidence counting of annihilation radiation. The minimum detectable amount of an element is strongly dependent on the material involved and the irradiation energy. Similar amounts of some other elements can be detected. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 29, 1970
Accession Number
AD0709901

Entities

People

  • Susan K. Numrich
  • Warren L. Bendel

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorbers (Materials)
  • Advanced Materials
  • Annihilation Radiation
  • Bremsstrahlung
  • Coincidence Counting
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Elements
  • Engineered Materials
  • Fluorine
  • Materials
  • Metamaterial Absorbers
  • Metamaterials
  • Nitrogen
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Solar Physics