Forensic analyses of suspect illicit nuclear material

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 680-688

  Grant, Patrick M ^a   Moody, Kenton J ^a   Hutcheon, Ian D ^a   Phinney, Douglas L ^a   Haas, Jeffrey S ^a   Volpe, Alan M ^a   Oldani, James J ^a   Whipple, Richard E ^a   Stoyer, Nancy ^a   Alcaraz, Armando ^a   Andrews, John E ^a   Russo, Richard E ^a   Klunder, Gregory L ^a   Andresen, Brian D ^a   Cantlin, Shawn ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Illicit nuclear materials; Nuclear forensic analyses and characterization; Nuclear smuggling

Indexed keywords

DYSPROSIUM; ERBIUM; FATTY ACID; HOLMIUM; LANTHANIDE; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; SCANDIUM; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RADIOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0031860630     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs16201j     Document Type: Article

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