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Truth Has Many Facets: The Neutron Activation Analysis Story

✍ Scribed by Rita Cornelis


Book ID
104119275
Publisher
Elsevier
Year
1980
Tongue
English
Weight
540 KB
Volume
20
Category
Article
ISSN
0015-7368

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✦ Synopsis


Neutron activation analysis has been extensively investigated for forensic purposes: identijcation problems, falsiJications, toxicology and gunshot residues. The enthusiasm with which the technique was welcomed for this purpose was exaggerated. The essential problem lies in the interpretation of the results of the chemical analysis and the relevance to a particular legal issue. Important statistical background data, combined with a realistic consideration of all the possibilities, are indispensable requisites.