Possible Applications for NAA
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Written and developed by Prof. Tor Bjørnstad (IFE/UiO)
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A few examples of the application of NAA in various areas of technology and research are mentioned in table below:
Examples of NAA-applications in technology and research.
Area |
Description |
Agriculture |
Beet pulp, lipids, hay, oil, meat, soil, fertilizers etc. |
Anthropology |
Obsidian, teeth, bones |
Archaeology |
Pottery shards, clay samples, painting fractions, coins, jewelry etc. |
Biology |
Chemicals, sugar, enzymes, solutions, ants |
Botany |
Wheat spores, plant physiology |
Chemistry |
Contaminants in oxides, salts, pure crystals, metal residue, “pure” liquids etc. |
Engineering |
Corrosion and wear |
Environment |
Precipitations, leak-offs, air samples (incl. particles), water samples, plants |
Fisheries |
Fish and seafood, fish shells and bones |
Forensics |
Bullets, paint, glass, metals, gunshot residues, hair and nails etc. |
Forestry |
Wood rings, tree needles, soil |
Geology |
Minerals, meteorites, gemstones |
Industry |
Pure metals, chemical compounds, oils thin-film deposits alloys, rocks etc. |
Medicine |
Water, skin, hair, nails, various organs, various body fluids |
Nuclear |
Fuel pin cladding, water, uranium mineral ores |
Oceanography |
Fossils, sediments, basalts |
Pharmacy |
Chemicals |