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neutron activation analysis (NAA)
A method used in the analaysis of artifact composition which depends on the excitation of the nuclei of the atoms of a sample's various elements, when these are bombarded with slow neutrons. The method is accurate to about plus or minus 5 percent.
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- Industry/Domain: Archaeology
- Category: Human evolution
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