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P G A A
Prompt Gamma-ray Neutron Activation Analysis

Elements & Isotopes
Z Element Isotope At.Wt.(amu) σγZγ(b) θ(%) gw Nγ
1 H
Hydrogen
H 1.00794(7) 0.3326(7)     2
H-1 1 0.3326(7) 99.9885(70) 0.99 1
H-2 2 0.000519(7) 0.0115(70) 1 1
2 He
Helium
He 4.002602(2) 4.2e-11(12)     1
He-3 3 0.000031(9) 0.000137(3) 1 1
3 Li
Lithium
Li 6.941(2) 0.045(3)     6
Li-6 6 0.039(4) 7.59(4) 1 3
Li-7 7 0.045(3) 92.41(4) 1 3
4 Be
Berylium
Be 9.012182(3) 0.0088(4)     13
Be-9 9 0.0088(4) 100 1 13
5 B
Boron
B 10.811(7) 0.104(20)     10
B-10 10 0.5(1) 19.9(7) 1 10
6 C
Carbon
C 12.0107(8) 0.00351(5)     13
C-12 12 0.00353(5) 98.93(8) 1 6
C-13 13 0.00137(4) 1.07(8) 0.99 7
7 N
Nitrogen
N 14.00674(7) 0.0795(14)     72
N-14 14 0.0798(14) 99.632(7) 1 60
N-15 15 0.000024(8) 0.368(7) 1 12
8 O
Oxygen
O 15.9994(3) 1.90e-04(19)     37
O-16 16 0.000190(19) 99.757(16) 1 4
O-17 17 0.00054(7) 0.038(1) 0.99 20
O-18 18 0.00016(1) 0.205(14) 1 13
9 F
Fluorine
F 18.9984032(5) 0.0096(5)     168
F-19 19 0.0096(5) 100 1 168
10 Ne
Neon
Ne 20.1797(6) 0.039(4)     53
Ne-20 20 0.037(4) 90.48(3) 1 27
Ne-21 21 0.67(11) 0.27(1) 1 11
Ne-22 22 0.045(6) 9.25(3) 1 15
11 Na
Sodium
Na 22.989770(2) 0.530(5)     240
Na-23 23 0.530(5) 100 1 240
12 Mg
Magnesium
Mg 24.3050(6) 0.0666(13)     285
Mg-24 24 0.0536(15) 78.99(4) 1 35
Mg-25 25 0.200(5) 10.00(1) 1 206
Mg-26 26 0.0386(6) 11.01(3) 1 44
13 Al
Aluminium
Al 26.981538(2) 0.231(3)     216
Al-27 27 0.231(3) 100 1 216
14 Si
Silicon
Si 28.0855(3) 0.172(5)     184
Si-28 28 0.177(5) 92.2297(7) 1 46
Si-29 29 0.119(3) 4.6832(5) 1 99
Si-30 30 0.107(2) 3.0872(5) 1 39
15 P
Phosphorus
P 30.973761(2) 0.172(6)     158
P-31 31 0.172(6) 100 1 158
16 S
Sulphur
S 32.066(6) 0.534(10)     427
S-32 32 0.548(10) 94.93(31) 1 101
S-33 33 0.454(25) 0.76(2) 1 249
S-34 34 0.235(5) 4.29(28) 1 55
S-36 36 0.23(2) 0.02(1) 1.01 22
17 Cl
Chlorine
Cl 35.4527(9) 33.1(3)     455
Cl-35 35 43.5(4) 75.78(4) 1 384
Cl-37 37 0.430(6) 24.22(4) 1 71
18 Ar
Argon
Ar 39.948(1) 0.675(10)     50
Ar-36 36 5.2(5) 0.3365(30) 1.01 10
Ar-40 40 0.66(1) 99.6003(30) 1 40
19 K
Potassium
K 39.0983(1) 2.06(19)     1436
K-39 39 2.1(2) 93.2581(44) 1 307
K-40 40 30(4) 0.0117(1) 1 491
K-41 41 1.45(3) 6.7302(44) 1 638
20 Ca
Calcium
Ca 40.078(4) 0.431(19)     288
Ca-40 40 0.41(2) 96.94(16) 1 49
Ca-42 42 0.68(7) 0.647(23) 1 44
Ca-43 43 6.2(6) 0.135(10) 1 129
Ca-44 44 0.88(5) 2.09(11) 1 41
Ca-46 46 0.72(3) 0.004(3) 1 10
Ca-48 48 1.09(14) 0.187(21) 1 15
21 Sc
Scandium
Sc 44.955910(8) 27.20(20)     440
Sc-45 45 27.2(2) 100 1 440
22 Ti
Titanium
Ti 47.867(1) 6.08(19)     397
Ti-46 46 0.59(18) 8.25(3) 1 23
Ti-47 47 1.52(11) 7.44(2) 1 175
Ti-48 48 7.88(25) 73.72(3) 1 92
Ti-49 49 1.79(12) 5.41(2) 1 88
Ti-50 50 0.179(3) 5.18(2) 1 19
23 V
Vanadium
V 50.9415(1) 4.96(4)     639
V-50 50 21(4) 0.250(4) 0.99 330
V-51 51 4.92(4) 99.750(4) 1 309
24 Cr
Chromium
Cr 51.9961(6) 3.07(15)     208
Cr-50 50 15.9(2) 4.345(13) 1 64
Cr-52 52 0.76(6) 83.789(18) 1 16
Cr-53 53 18.2(15) 9.501(17) 1 90
Cr-54 54 0.36(4) 2.365(7) 1 38
25 Mn
Manganese
Mn 54.938049(9) 13.36(5)     126
Mn-55 55 13.36(5) 100 1 126
26 Fe
Iron
Fe 55.845(2) 2.56(13)     328
Fe-54 54 2.25(18) 5.845(35) 1 33
Fe-56 56 2.59(14) 91.754(36) 1 193
Fe-57 57 2.5(3) 2.119(10) 1 35
Fe-58 58 1.30(3) 0.282(4) 1 67
27 Co
Cobalt
Co 58.933200(9) 37.18(6)     340
Co-59 59 37.18(6) 100 1 340
28 Ni
Nickel
Ni 58.6934(2) 4.39(15)     525
Ni-58 58 4.5(2) 68.0769(89) 1 236
Ni-60 60 2.9(2) 26.2231(77) 1 137
Ni-61 61 2.5(8) 1.1399(6) 1 64
Ni-62 62 14.5(3) 3.6345(17) 1 53
Ni-64 64 1.63(7) 0.9256(9) 1 35
29 Cu
Copper
Cu 63.546(3) 3.795(17)     655
Cu-63 63 4.52(2) 69.17(3) 1 305
Cu-65 65 2.17(3) 30.83(3) 1 350
30 Zn
Zinc
Zn 65.39(2) 1.30(8)     382
Zn-64 64 1.1(1) 48.63(60) 1 78
Zn-66 66 0.62(6) 27.90(27) 1 17
Zn-67 67 9.5(14) 4.10(13) 1 175
Zn-68 68 1.07(10) 18.75(51) 1 33
Zn-70 70 0.091(5) 0.62(3) 1 79
31 Ga
Gallium
Ga 69.723(1) 2.90(7)     311
Ga-69 69 1.68(7) 60.108(9) 1 66
Ga-71 71 4.73(15) 39.892(9) 1 245
32 Ge
Germanium
Ge 72.61(2) 2.30(6)     977
Ge-70 70 3.45(16) 20.84(87) 1 84
Ge-72 72 0.95(11) 27.54(34) 1 47
Ge-73 73 14.4(4) 7.73(5) 1 603
Ge-74 74 0.53(5) 36.28(73) 1 47
Ge-76 76 0.14(2) 7.61(38) 1 196
33 As
Arsenic
As 74.92160(2) 4.23(8)     348
As-75 75 4.23(8) 100 1 348
34 Se
Selenium
Se 78.96(3) 12.0(7)     921
Se-74 74 51.8(12) 0.89(4) 1 142
Se-76 76 85(7) 9.37(29) 1 456
Se-77 77 42(4) 7.63(16) 1 215
Se-78 78 0.430(22) 23.77(28) 1 37
Se-80 80 0.61(5) 49.61(41) 1 71
35 Br
Bromine
Br 79.904(1) 6.39(7)     438
Br-79 79 10.32(13) 50.69(7) 1 257
Br-81 81 2.36(5) 49.31(7) 1 181
36 Kr
Krypton
Kr 83.80(1) 25.8(12)     124
Kr-78 78 4.7(7) 0.35(1) 1 1
Kr-80 80 11.5(5) 2.28(6) 1 1
Kr-82 82 19(4) 11.58(14) 1 2
Kr-83 83 202(10) 11.49(6) 0.99 75
Kr-84 84 0.111(15) 57.00(4) 1 7
Kr-86 86 0.003(2) 17.30(22) 1 38
37 Rb
Rubidium
Rb 85.4678(3) 0.38(7)     176
Rb-85 85 0.48(9) 72.17(2) 1 90
Rb-87 87 0.12(3) 27.83(2) 1 86
38 Sr
Strontium
Sr 87.62(1) 1.30(21)     647
Sr-84 84 0.62(6) 0.56(1) 1 5
Sr-86 86 1.04(7) 9.86(1) 1 375
Sr-87 87 17(3) 7.00(1) 1 210
Sr-88 88 0.0058(4) 82.58(1) 1 57
39 Y
Yttrium
Y 88.90585(2) 1.280(20)     397
Y-89 89 1.28(2) 100 1 397
40 Zr
Zirconium
Zr 91.224(2) 0.19(3)     162
Zr-90 90 0.011(5) 51.45(40) 1 15
Zr-91 91 1.24(25) 11.22(5) 1 81
Zr-92 92 0.22(6) 17.15(8) 1 18
Zr-94 94 0.0499(24) 17.38(28) 1 14
Zr-96 96 0.020(1) 2.80(9) 1 34
41 Nb
Niobium
Nb 92.90638(2) 1.15(5)     535
Nb-93 93 1.15(5) 100 1 535
42 Mo
Molybdenum
Mo 95.94(1) 2.51(6)     691
Mo-92 92 0.0190 14.84(35) 1 5
Mo-94 94 0.0150 9.25(12) 1 13
Mo-95 95 13.4(3) 15.92(13) 0.99 139
Mo-96 96 0.5(2) 16.68(2) 1 36
Mo-97 97 2.5(2) 9.55(8) 0.99 110
Mo-98 98 0.137(5) 24.13(31) 1 56
Mo-100 100 0.199(3) 9.63(23) 1 332
44 Ru
Ruthenium
Ru 101.07(2) 2.75(21)     585
Ru-96 96 0.22(2) 5.54(14) 1 2
Ru-98 98 <8.0 1.87(3) 1 1
Ru-99 99 7.1(10) 12.76(14) 1 134
Ru-100 100 5.0(6) 12.60(7) 1 32
Ru-101 101 3.4(9) 17.06(2) 1 60
Ru-102 102 1.21(7) 31.55(14) 1 173
Ru-104 104 0.47(2) 18.62(27) 1 183
45 Rh
Rhodium
Rh 102.90550(2) 145.0(20)     264
Rh-103 103 145(2) 100 1.02 264
46 Pd
Palladium
Pd 106.42(1) 6.9(4)     363
Pd-102 102 3.4(3) 1.02(1) 0.99 4
Pd-104 104 0.6(3) 11.14(8) 1 11
Pd-105 105 21.0(15) 22.33(8) 0.99 114
Pd-106 106 0.31(3) 27.33(3) 0.99 7
Pd-108 108 7.6(4) 26.46(9) 1 140
Pd-110 110 0.23(3) 11.72(9) 1 87
47 Ag
Silver
Ag 107.8682(2) 63.3(8)     301
Ag-107 107 37.6(12) 51.839(8) 0.99 172
Ag-109 109 91(1) 48.161(8) 1 129
48 Cd
Cadmium
Cd 112.411(8) 2522(50)     330
Cd-110 110 11(1) 12.49(18) 1 191
Cd-111 111 24(3) 12.80(12) 0.99 5
Cd-113 113 20600(400) 12.22(12) 1.33 134
49 In
Indium
In 114.818(3) 272(8)     431
In-113 113 15.1(13) 4.29(5) 1.01 232
In-115 115 283(8) 95.71(5) 1.01 199
50 Sn
Tin
Sn 118.710(7) 0.54(5)     485
Sn-115 115 30(7) 0.34(1) 1 395
Sn-116 116 0.14(3) 14.54(9) 1 9
Sn-117 117 1.32(18) 7.68(7) 1 19
Sn-118 118 0.23(5) 24.22(9) 1 9
Sn-119 119 2.2(5) 8.59(4) 1 9
Sn-120 120 0.14(3) 32.58(9) 1 10
Sn-122 122 0.139(15) 4.63(3) 1 9
Sn-124 124 0.134(5) 5.79(5) 1 25
51 Sb
Antimony
Sb 121.760(1) 5.13(12)     326
Sb-121 121 5.9(2) 57.21(5) 1 151
Sb-123 123 4.1(1) 42.79(5) 1 175
52 Te
Tellurium
Te 127.60(3) 4.6(4)     846
Te-122 122 3.9(5) 2.55(12) 1 113
Te-123 123 418(30) 0.89(3) 1.01 162
Te-124 124 6.8(13) 4.74(14) 1 280
Te-125 125 1.55(16) 7.07(15) 1 8
Te-126 126 1.0(15) 18.84(25) 1 2
Te-128 128 0.215(8) 31.74(8) 1 23
Te-130 130 0.29(6) 34.08(62) 1 258
53 I
Iodine
I 126.90447(3) 6.20(20)     348
I-127 127 6.2(2) 100 0.99 348
54 Xe
Xenon
Xe 131.29(2) 24(3)     268
Xe-124 124 165(11) 0.09(1) 1 4
Xe-128 128 5.2(13) 1.92(3) 0.99 7
Xe-129 129 21(7) 26.44(24) 1 59
Xe-130 130 4.8(12) 4.08(2) 0.99 13
Xe-131 131 85(10) 21.18(3) 1 72
Xe-136 136 0.26(2) 8.87(16) 1 113
55 Cs
Cesium
Cs 132.90545(2) 30.3(11)     384
Cs-133 133 30.3(11) 100 1 384
56 Ba
Barium
Ba 137.327(7) 1.18(7)     565
Ba-130 130 8.7(9) 0.106(1) 1 2
Ba-132 132 7.0(8) 0.101(1) 0.97 2
Ba-134 134 1.5(3) 2.417(18) 1 120
Ba-135 135 5.8(9) 6.592(12) 1 87
Ba-136 136 0.68(17) 7.854(24) 1 96
Ba-137 137 3.6(2) 11.232(24) 1 210
Ba-138 138 0.40(4) 71.698(42) 1 48
57 La
Lanthanum
La 138.9055(2) 9.08(4)     316
La-138 138 57(6) 0.090(1) 1 8
La-139 139 9.04(4) 99.910(1) 0.99 308
58 Ce
Cerium
Ce 140.116(1) 0.635(18)     151
Ce-136 136 6.5(10) 0.185(2) 0.99 65
Ce-138 138 1.02(24) 0.251(2) 0.99 9
Ce-140 140 0.58(2) 88.450(51) 0.99 29
Ce-142 142 0.97(2) 11.114(51) 0.99 48
59 Pr
Praesodymium
Pr 140.90765(2) 11.5(3)     213
Pr-141 141 11.5(3) 100 0.99 213
60 Nd
Neodymium
Nd 144.24(3) 49.5(12)     1418
Nd-142 142 18.7(7) 27.2(5) 0.99 208
Nd-143 143 325(10) 12.2(2) 0.99 119
Nd-144 144 3.6(3) 23.8(3) 1 16
Nd-145 145 42(2) 8.3(1) 1 123
Nd-146 146 1.41(5) 17.2(3) 0.99 73
Nd-148 148 2.58(14) 5.7(1) 1 298
Nd-150 150 1.03(8) 5.6(2) 0.99 581
62 Sm
Samarium
Sm 150.36(3) 5621(80)     780
Sm-147 147 57(3) 14.99(18) 1 22
Sm-149 149 40100(600) 13.82(7) 1.71 161
Sm-150 150 100(4) 7.38(1) 0.99 301
Sm-152 152 206(6) 26.75(16) 1 160
Sm-154 154 8.3(5) 22.75(29) 1 136
63 Eu
Europium
Eu 151.964(1) 4560(140)     264
Eu-151 151 9200(300) 47.81(3) 0.9 200
Eu-153 153 312(7) 52.19(3) 0.96 64
64 Gd
Gadolinium
Gd 157.25(3) 48770(150)     1664
Gd-152 152 735(20) 0.20(1) 0.99 503
Gd-154 154 85(12) 2.18(3) 1 329
Gd-155 155 60900(500) 14.80(12) 0.84 324
Gd-157 157 254000(800) 15.65(2) 0.85 390
Gd-158 158 2.2(2) 24.84(7) 1 20
Gd-160 160 1.4(3) 21.86(19) 1 98
65 Tb
Terbium
Tb 158.92534(2) 23.3(4)     224
Tb-159 159 23.3(4) 100 1 224
66 Dy
Dysprosium
Dy 162.50(3) 944(21)     847
Dy-156 156 33(3) 0.06(1) 1 25
Dy-160 160 55(3) 2.34(8) 1 100
Dy-161 161 600(25) 18.91(24) 0.99 78
Dy-162 162 194(10) 25.51(26) 1 328
Dy-163 163 134(7) 24.90(16) 1 45
Dy-164 164 2650(70) 28.18(37) 0.98 271
67 Ho
Holmium
Ho 164.93032(2) 64.7(12)     550
Ho-165 165 64.7(12) 100 1 550
68 Er
Erbium
Er 167.26(3) 156.8(19)     1092
Er-162 162 19(2) 0.14(1) 1 1
Er-166 166 16.9(16) 33.61(35) 1 87
Er-167 167 649(8) 22.93(17) 1.06 805
Er-168 168 2.74(8) 26.78(26) 1 102
Er-170 170 8.9(3) 14.93(27) 1 97
69 Tm
Thulium
Tm 168.93421(2) 105.0(20)     302
Tm-169 169 105(2) 100 1 302
70 Yb
Ytterbium
Yb 173.04(3) 34.9(8)     896
Yb-168 168 2300(170) 0.13(1) 1.05 233
Yb-170 170 9.9(18) 3.04(15) 1 23
Yb-171 171 58(4) 14.28(57) 0.99 266
Yb-172 172 1.3(8) 21.83(67) 1 25
Yb-173 173 15.5(15) 16.13(27) 1 44
Yb-174 174 63.2(15) 31.83(92) 0.99 176
Yb-176 176 2.85(5) 12.76(41) 1 129
71 Lu
Lutetium
Lu 174.967(1) 76.6(23)     488
Lu-175 175 23.1(14) 97.41(2) 0.97 300
Lu-176 176 2090(70) 2.59(2) 1.75 188
72 Hf
Hafnium
Hf 178.49(2) 119(3)     1127
Hf-174 174 549(7) 0.16(1) 0.98 23
Hf-176 176 24(3) 5.26(7) 1 5
Hf-177 177 373(10) 18.60(9) 1.02 308
Hf-178 178 137(7) 27.28(7) 1 347
Hf-179 179 41(3) 13.629(6) 0.99 339
Hf-180 180 13.04(7) 35.08(16) 0.99 105
73 Ta
Tantalum
Ta 180.9479(1) 20.6(5)     262
Ta-181 181 20.5(5) 99.988(2) 1 262
74 W
Tungsten
W 183.84(1) 18.39(16)     645
W-180 180 <150 0.12(1) 0.99 3
W-182 182 19.9(2) 26.50(16) 1 131
W-183 183 10.3(2) 14.31(4) 0.99 211
W-184 184 1.7(1) 30.64(2) 0.99 75
W-186 186 38.5(5) 28.42(19) 1 225
75 Re
Rhenium
Re 186.207(1) 91.5(10)     406
Re-185 185 112(2) 37.40(2) 1 188
Re-187 187 79.2(10) 62.60(2) 0.98 218
76 Os
Osmium
Os 190.23(3) 16.0(11)     765
Os-184 184 3000(150) 0.02(1) 1 72
Os-186 186 80(13) 1.59(3) 0.99 38
Os-187 187 245(40) 1.96(2) 0.98 174
Os-188 188 4.7(5) 13.24(8) 1 163
Os-189 189 25(4) 16.15(5) 1 147
Os-190 190 13.1(9) 26.26(2) 0.99 76
Os-192 192 3.12(16) 40.78(19) 1 95
77 Ir
Irirdium
Ir 192.217(3) 425(5)     589
Ir-191 191 954(10) 37.3(2) 0.99 286
Ir-193 193 111(5) 62.7(2) 1.01 303
78 Pt
Platinum
Pt 195.078(2) 10.3(4)     379
Pt-194 194 0.58(19) 32.967(99) 1 64
Pt-195 195 28.5(12) 33.832(10) 1 235
Pt-196 196 0.45(4) 25.242(41) 1 36
Pt-198 198 3.66(19) 7.163(55) 1 44
79 Au
Gold
Au 196.96655(2) 98.65(9)     737
Au-197 197 98.65(9) 100 1 737
80 Hg
Mercury
Hg 200.59(2) 384(8)     548
Hg-196 196 3190(180) 0.15(1) 0.98 10
Hg-198 198 2.0(3) 9.97(20) 1 3
Hg-199 199 2150(50) 16.87(22) 0.98 425
Hg-201 201 5.7(12) 13.18(9) 1 97
Hg-204 204 0.43(10) 6.87(15) 1 13
81 Tl
Thallium
Tl 204.3833(2) 3.44(6)     126
Tl-203 203 11.4(2) 29.524(14) 1 113
Tl-205 205 0.104(17) 70.476(14) 1 13
82 Pb
Lead
Pb 207.2(1) 0.154(7)     64
Pb-204 204 0.66(7) 1.4(1) 1 35
Pb-206 206 0.0266(12) 24.1(1) 1 6
Pb-207 207 0.63(3) 22.1(1) 1 23
83 Bi
Bismuth
Bi 208.98038(2) 0.0338(7)     230
Bi-209 209 0.0338(7) 100 0.99 230
90 Th
Thorium
Th 232.0381(1) 7.35(3)     198
Th-232 232 7.35(3) 100 0.99 198
92 U
Uranium
U 238.0289(1) 3.374(20)     324
U-235 235 98.3(8) 0.7200(51) 0.98 57
U-238 238 2.680(19) 99.274(11) 1 267

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