Instrumental activation analysis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005906",
  "term": "Instrumental activation analysis",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A non-destructive analytical technique that determines the elemental composition of a sample by irradiating it with neutrons or other particles, inducing radioactivity, and then measuring the gamma rays emitted by the activated nuclei without chemical separation. This method is highly sensitive for many elements and is widely used in materials science, environmental monitoring, and forensics. It is a subset of activation analysis.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "activation analysis",
    "irradiation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2515 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/instrumental-activation-analysis/"
}