Neutron activation analysis is a method for the qualitative and quantitative determination of elements based on the measurement of characteristic radiation from radionuclides formed by irradiating ...

I should like to suggest that another possible method of distinguishing such elements is provided by their characteristic X-radiation. According to Rutherford, the γ-radiation emitted by a ...

There are various types of radiation, each having different characteristics. The common ionizing radiations generally talked about are: Although we cannot see or feel the presence of radiation, it can ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Effects of Radiation on Solids ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 195 No. 2 (August 1956), p. 76 doi:10.1038 ...