Analysis of Fluorine by Nuclear Reactions and Applications to Human Dental Enamel

摘要

Nuclear reactions induced on Fluorine by low energy protons are investigated, thick target excitation yield curves and tables for exp 19 F(p,p' gamma ) exp 19 F and exp 19 F(p, alpha gamma ) exp 16 O reactions are given between 0.3 and 2.5 MeV. Interferences from other nuclear reactions, detection limits and sensitivity for Fluorine detection are investigated. After a wide investigation of the repartition of Fluorine in tooth enamel it is concluded that there is an equilibrium of the concentrations between tooth and saliva which is rapidly restored after the perturbation introduced by the external treatments. (Atomindex citation 12:609506)