PAA Bibliography
References
Web Sites
Table of isotopes
http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/chart/
http://ie.lbl.gov/toi/radsearch.asp
http://www.nist.gov/pml/data/xcom/index.cfm
http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~simcam/ton/
www-nds.iaea.org
coincidence finder
http://radware.phy.ornl.gov/cf.html
NEA Janis data base
http://www.oecd-nea.org/janisweb/index.html
Refereed Journals
Elemental Analysis
Abstract:
Twenty six elements was studied preliminary in the superficial sediments of Havana Bay using gamma activation analysis by the electron accelerator microtron MT-25 at the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, JINR. Samples from five zones of Havana Bay including the three coves were analyzed. The obtained results show a close relation between the concentration levels of the studied elements and the pollution sources. Some elements (As, Ba, Ni, Pb, Cu, Zn, Fe, Cr, Mn) have high concentration levels compared to the values for other environmental marine sediments reported in the literature.
File:Gelen JRMC V266 2005 p485.pdf
NAA Coincidence counting
File:Oshima JNST v39 2002 p292.pdf
Gold prospecting using plant
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2013/131022/ncomms3614/full/ncomms3614.html
Comparison of PAA and NAA
Abstract:
The potential of photon activation analysis (PAA) for multielement trace analysis can hardly compare with that of neutron activation analysis (NAA). However, PAA appears superior over NAA for the determination of a number of elements, namely C, N, O, F, Mg, Si, Ca, Ti, Ni, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Sn, Tl and Pb in geological, environmental and biological materials. Most of these and other elements can be determined using nondestructive, instrumental PAA (IPAA), especially in geological materials. The possibilities of IPAA for multielement analysis using photoexitation and other photonuclear reactions are reviewed and compared with those of instrumental NAA (INAA), namely for geological materials. The need for and usefulness of radiochemical PAA (RPAA) procedures are also discussed.
File:Randa JRMC V271 2007 p589.pdf
Books
S. Landsberger
Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory, University of Texas, Pickle Research Campus, R-9000, Austin, TX 78712
Radioanalytical Methods in Interdisciplinary Research
Chapter 21, pp 307–336
Chapter DOI: 10.1021/bk-2004-0868.ch021
ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 868
ISBN13: 9780841238374eISBN: 9780841219731
Publication Date (Print): November 04, 2003
Copyright © 2004 American Chemical Society
Detection Limits
http://arxiv.org/abs/1301.1528v1
File:Meyers Zelst Sayre BNL-21513.pdf suggest that the gold and iridium content can be used to distinguish between Sasanian (Iran) coins and other silver coins.
Commonly measured isotopes
Other methods
NAA
ICP-MS
ICP-OES
multi-element AAS
Source Certificates
Mn-54 #129804
Co-60 #124838
Na-22 #129741
Cs-137 #129792