Available for loan without charge from the USERDA-TIC Film Library, P.
O. Box 62, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
_The Nuclear Witness: Activation Analysis in Crime Investigation_, 28
minutes, color, 1966. This film illustrates the application of
activation analysis to the investigation of criminal cases involving
murder, burglary, and narcotics peddling.
_Nuclear Fingerprinting of Ancient Pottery_, 20 minutes, color, 1970.
Animated sequences are used to explain several of the analytical
techniques. Part of the film shows how the research is actually done
in the laboratory.
_The Atomic Fingerprint_, 12½ minutes, color, 1964. The principles of
neutron activation analysis are explained and the machines used in
this work are shown. Some of its applications in crime detection,
geology and soil science, analysis of art and archaeological objects,
oil refining, agriculture, electronics, biology and medicine, and the
space sciences are illustrated.
_Neutron Activation Analysis_, 40 minutes, color, 1964. This film
describes the nature, potentialities, and applications of neutron
activation analysis. The kinds of neutron sources used and the
counting techniques are shown. Examples of applications in crime
detection, geology and geochemistry, agriculture, medicine, the
petroleum and chemical industries, and the semiconductor industry are
shown.
Photo Credits
Cover Federal Bureau of Investigation
2 Smithsonian Institution
30 & 31 University Hospital, University of Washington
47 Dr. Sten Forshufvud
[Illustration: Bernard Keisch]