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For the analysis of biological material, methods of nuclear physics have been proved to be successful. A number of methods can be used to determine the elemental composition of materials which, in combination with additional measurements in atomic physics, also allows us to determine the chemical bonds. As an application in anthropological research the dating of organic material such as remains of wood or bones uses the radioactive decay of certain isotopes.
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Bethge, K., Kraft, G., Kreisler, P., Walter, G. (2004). Irradiation Processes. In: Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08608-7_9
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