activation analysis

English

Noun

activation analysis (plural activation analyses)

  1. (chemistry) 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.

Derived terms

  • neutron activation analysis

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