Role of activation analysis in the preparation of reference materials

0501266 - ÚJF 2019 RIV CZ eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Kučera, Jan
Role of activation analysis in the preparation of reference materials.
Sborník přednášek 7. ročníku Referenční materiály a mezilaboratorní porovnávání zkoušek. Vol. 7. Lednice: 2THETA, 2018, s. 8-17. ISBN 978-80-86380-98-8.
[Referenční materiály a mezilaboratorní porovnávání zkoušek VII. Lednice (CZ), 05.11.2018-07.11.2018]
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GBP108/12/G108
Institutional support: RVO:61389005
Keywords : analytical methods * INAA * RNAA
OECD category: Analytical chemistry

The fundamentals of neutron activation analysis (NAA) and prompt gamma activation analysis (PGAA) and practices of both methods are briefly review, together with enlightening their specific role in the preparation of reference materials. The importance of homogeneity testing for the certification and use of reference materials (RMs) using NAA is appraised. Examples of the use of NAA and PGAA for the certification of element contents in environmental, biological, and material science RMs produced by world-leading institutions, such as U.S. NIST, IRMM, IAEA and by national institutions, as well, at the Nuclear Physics Institute within last almost 30 years are presented.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0293270