Nuclear forensics-metrological basis for legal defensibility

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 282, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 997-1001

  Leggitt, J ^a   Inn, K ^b   Goldberg, S ^c   Essex, R ^c   Lamont, S ^d   Chase, S ^e  

^a Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NBL   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e DHS   (United States)

Author keywords

Certified reference materials; ISO 17025; Nuclear forensics

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COURT; DATA BASE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LEGAL ASPECT; MATERIALS TESTING; NUCLEAR FORENSICS; QUALITY CONTROL; SHORT SURVEY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 72449159127     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-009-0293-2     Document Type: Short Survey

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