calibrator

in activation analysis
synonym: comparator (obsolete)
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08717
Measured amount of an element with stated measurement uncertainty that is simultaneously irradiated with the sample during activation analysis.
Notes:
  1. The term 'calibrator' is preferred over 'comparator'.
  2. If one calibrator is used (single calibrator method, which is preferred over 'single comparator method'), it is essentially identical to a flux monitor (except that the latter is not necessarily linked to activation analysis).
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 69. (Vocabulary of radioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)) on page 73 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'calibrator' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08717 RIS BibTex EndNote
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