Few analytes are naturally radioactive. For many analytes, however, we can induce radioactivity by irradiating the sample with neutrons in a process called neutron activation analysis (NAA). The radio...Few analytes are naturally radioactive. For many analytes, however, we can induce radioactivity by irradiating the sample with neutrons in a process called neutron activation analysis (NAA). The radioactive element formed by neutron activation decays to a stable isotope by emitting a gamma ray, and, possibly, other nuclear particles.
