35459
Accession Number
22228
Author
Schmitt, R.A.; Smith, V.
Title Of Article Chaper
Identification of Origin of Glass by Neutron Activation Analysis in a Forensic Case
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of forensic sciences
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
252-260
Collation
9 p. : Figs.
Reference Bibliography
Bibliog.: p. 260
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Two small glass shards (0.31 gm), taken from the hair of a girl who was exposed to an impacted 10 x 10 inch glass door light and injured with the subsequent loss of one eye, and glass samples from the only four possible glass manufacturers were subjected to nondestructive neutron activation analysis on behalf of the plaintiff. Gamma-ray spectra taken with a 30-cc Ge(Li) detector coupled to a 4096 channel analyzer revealed 70 or more gamma-ray peaks attributed to over 17 different trace elements and one major element. Spectra of the four known glass specimens were distinctly different from one another. Agreement of gamma-ray spectra between the small evidence glass shards and only one of the four known specimens resulted in identification and acknowledgement of origin of the glass shards.
Keywords
neutron activation analysis;glass;forensics;gamma spectra
pub_id
35459