activation analysis

noun

Meaning

Any of several similar techniques in which a subatomic particle or gamma ray is captured by a nuclide to form a second stable nuclide which is then measured.

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Related words

neutron activation analysis(English)activation(English)atomic absorption spectroscopy(English)alpha decay(English)radioactive decay(English)alpha radiation(English)atomic emission spectroscopy(English)alpha emission(English)

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