MOTION PICTURES
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 |
