| Abstract: | The sensitivities for the determination of 19 elements from Z = 44 to Z = 82, by means of 10-MeV proton activation, have been calculated from experimentally measured yields for 51 radioisotopes obtained mainly via (p,n) reactions. For an irradiation of 1 h at a beam current of 1 μA, the sensitivities established experimentally are about 0.02–2 p.p.m. for Ru, Pd, Ag, Cd, Sn, Sb, Te and I, 0.5–100 p.p.m. for In, W, Re, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, Tl and Pb, and 15–900 p.p m- for Rh and Ba. Experimental results for the non-destructive analysis of these 19 elements in Al, Ag, Au, Co, Dy, Ho, Ir, Nb, Pr, Rh, Si, Ta and Tb, are presented. |
