activation analysis

English

Noun

activation analysis (plural activation analyses)

1. (physical chemistry) Any of several similar radiochemical techniques of analysis 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

Translations

technique in which a subatomic particle or gamma ray is captured by a nuclide

• French: analyse par activation
• German: Aktivierungsanalyse
• Italian: analisi per attivazione
• Portuguese: análise de ativação f
• Spanish: análisis por activación