Print Email Facebook Twitter Opportunities for innovation in neutron activation analysis Title Opportunities for innovation in neutron activation analysis Author Bode, P. Faculty Applied Sciences Department Radiation, Radionuclides and Reactors Date 2011-06-03 Abstract Neutron activation laboratories worldwide are at a turning point at which new staff has to be found for the retiring pioneers from the 1960s–1970s. A scientific career in a well-understood technique, often characterized as ‘mature’ may only be attractive to young scientists if still challenges for further improvement and inspiring new applications can be offered. The strengths and weaknesses of neutron activation analysis (NAA) are revisited to identify opportunities for innovation. Position-sensitive detection of elements in large samples, Monte Carlo calculations replacing the use of standards, use of scintillator detectors and new deconvolution techniques for increasing the sensitivity are examples of challenging new roads in NAA. Material science provides challenges for the application of NAA in both bulk samples, ultrathin layers and ultrapure materials. Subject Neutron activation analysisInnovationLarge samplesPosition-sensitiveScintillatorMaterial scienceMetrology To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:02b5e4f2-cc68-4a2a-b0a7-3f65b5cd260c DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-011-1193-9 Publisher Springer Verlag ISSN 0236-5731 Source Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 291(2)2012 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights (c) 2011 Bode, P.This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Files PDF bode2011a.pdf 162.05 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:02b5e4f2-cc68-4a2a-b0a7-3f65b5cd260c/datastream/OBJ/view