
(from the article `rare-earth element`) Analytical methods involving activation analysis (production of artificial radioactivity) and mass spectroscopy (separation of atoms on the basis of ... Ion-exchange separations of this kind are widely used; they can be modified by using mixed solvents, like acetone–water, and great selectivi...
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a method of chemical analysis based on the identification and measurement of radiation specific to the radionuclides formed by irradiation with neutrons
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<radiobiology> Method for identifying and measuring chemical elements in a sample of material. Sample is first made radioactive by bombardment with neutrons, charged particles, or gamma rays. ... Newly formed radioactive atoms in the sample then give off characteristic radiations (such as gamma rays) that tell what kinds of atoms are present,...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the identification and quantification of unknown elements from their characteristic emissions and decay constants after they have been made radioactive by exposure to neutron or charged particle radiation.
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a method for the qualitative and quantitative determination of trace amounts of various elements by measuring the characteristic radioactive decay induced by neutron bombardment. Also called
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