Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) of the sodium content of fingerprints offered a unique method of obtaining identifiable fingerprints deposited on paper, then covered with soot, where standard methods fail. Due to the minute quantity of sodium present in a fingerprint and the large quantity present in paper, this was shown not to be a feasible method. A broad range of other related work was done.

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Creator

• Murphy, Heather L.
• Altemus, Blair Richard

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 00D035M

Advisor

• Berka, Ladislav H.

Year

• 2000

Date created

• 2000-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemistry

Rights statement

• In Copyright