Determination of radionuclides may be performed in principle either by direct activity measurement, usually termed radiometric analysis, or by mass measurement. A technique for the mass determination available to many nuclear research institutes is neutron activation analysis (NAA). Basic approaches for the NAA determination of radionuclides (both independent and in combination with α spectrometric measurement) are presented and examples are given for the determination of 99Tc, 129I, 135Cs, uranium and thorium isotopes, 231Pa and for 237Np.
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SmodiŠ, B., Benedik, J. (2009). Combination Of Radiochemical And Activation Techniques For The Detection Of Radionuclides. In: Aycik, G.A. (eds) New Techniques for the Detection of Nuclear and Radioactive Agents. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9600-6_4
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