Equipment and facilities

Neutron activation analysis (NAA)

Irradiation at the BER II reactor at the Berlin Helmholtz Centre for Material and Energy (HZB, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH)
© Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH

Neutron activation analysis is a highly sensitive, essentially non-destructive multi-element method which is very precise and accurate. It is used for the analysis of trace elements with very low limits of detection and for purity evaluations.

Neutron activation analysis is provided in close cooperation with the irradiation service at the BER II research reactor and the neutron activation analysis laboratory at the Berlin Helmholtz Centre for Material and Energy (HZB, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie) in Berlin-Wannsee.

Technical Data

Instrument
(At HZB) Forschungsreaktor BER II for experiments using neutrons
(At BAM) Germanium detectors

Matrices
Metals, plastics, oxides, salts, soils, water

Sample condition
Solid, in powder form, liquid

Analytical range
Sodium to uranium

Ways of measurement
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the elements

Limits of detection
ppb / ppm range (matrix- and element dependent)

Further information
Sample preparation as e.g. sampling, weighings, fusing the samples into quartz ampoules and support with the nescessary formality (e.g. radiation protection) can be offered if required.

Division 1.4 | Inorganic Process Analytical Technology – X-ray Fluorescence Analysis | BAM Equipment and facilities

2012-01-26

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