Enum: NuclearForensicsMethodType

Analytical methods used in nuclear forensics for material characterization and attribution

URI: valuesets:NuclearForensicsMethodType

Permissible Values

Value	Title	Meaning	Description	Close Mappings
ISOTOPE_RATIO_ANALYSIS	isotope ratio mass spectrometry	CHMO:0000506	Measurement of relative abundances of isotopes to determine material origin and processing history	MS:1000263
MASS_SPECTROMETRY	mass spectrometry	CHMO:0000470	Analytical technique measuring mass-to-charge ratios for elemental and isotopic composition
GAMMA_SPECTROSCOPY	gamma-ray spectroscopy	CHMO:0000414	Measurement of gamma-ray energies emitted by radioactive materials for isotope identification
ALPHA_SPECTROSCOPY	alpha-particle spectroscopy	CHMO:0000230	Measurement of alpha particle energies for characterizing alpha-emitting radionuclides
NEUTRON_ACTIVATION_ANALYSIS	neutron activation analysis	CHMO:0000782	Elemental analysis by irradiating samples with neutrons and measuring induced radioactivity
RADIOCHEMICAL_SEPARATION			Chemical separation of radionuclides from a sample matrix for individual measurement
ELECTRON_MICROSCOPY	electron microscopy	CHMO:0000068	Microscopic imaging and analysis of nuclear material morphology and microstructure
X_RAY_FLUORESCENCE	X-ray emission spectroscopy	CHMO:0000307	Elemental analysis by measuring characteristic X-rays emitted after X-ray excitation
AGE_DATING			Determination of the time since last chemical purification of nuclear material using parent-daughter ratios

Slots

Name	Description
nuclear_forensics_method_type	Analytical method used in nuclear forensics investigations

Identifier and Mapping Information

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name: NuclearForensicsMethodType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Analytical methods used in nuclear forensics for material characterization
  and attribution
title: Nuclear Forensics Method Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  ISOTOPE_RATIO_ANALYSIS:
    text: ISOTOPE_RATIO_ANALYSIS
    description: Measurement of relative abundances of isotopes to determine material
      origin and processing history
    meaning: CHMO:0000506
    title: isotope ratio mass spectrometry
    close_mappings:
    - MS:1000263
  MASS_SPECTROMETRY:
    text: MASS_SPECTROMETRY
    description: Analytical technique measuring mass-to-charge ratios for elemental
      and isotopic composition
    meaning: CHMO:0000470
    title: mass spectrometry
  GAMMA_SPECTROSCOPY:
    text: GAMMA_SPECTROSCOPY
    description: Measurement of gamma-ray energies emitted by radioactive materials
      for isotope identification
    meaning: CHMO:0000414
    title: gamma-ray spectroscopy
  ALPHA_SPECTROSCOPY:
    text: ALPHA_SPECTROSCOPY
    description: Measurement of alpha particle energies for characterizing alpha-emitting
      radionuclides
    meaning: CHMO:0000230
    title: alpha-particle spectroscopy
  NEUTRON_ACTIVATION_ANALYSIS:
    text: NEUTRON_ACTIVATION_ANALYSIS
    description: Elemental analysis by irradiating samples with neutrons and measuring
      induced radioactivity
    meaning: CHMO:0000782
    title: neutron activation analysis
  RADIOCHEMICAL_SEPARATION:
    text: RADIOCHEMICAL_SEPARATION
    description: Chemical separation of radionuclides from a sample matrix for individual
      measurement
  ELECTRON_MICROSCOPY:
    text: ELECTRON_MICROSCOPY
    description: Microscopic imaging and analysis of nuclear material morphology and
      microstructure
    meaning: CHMO:0000068
    title: electron microscopy
  X_RAY_FLUORESCENCE:
    text: X_RAY_FLUORESCENCE
    description: Elemental analysis by measuring characteristic X-rays emitted after
      X-ray excitation
    meaning: CHMO:0000307
    title: X-ray emission spectroscopy
  AGE_DATING:
    text: AGE_DATING
    description: Determination of the time since last chemical purification of nuclear
      material using parent-daughter ratios