Investigative radiochemistry – a key element in nuclear forensics

Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry

Uncertainty propagation in nuclear forensics

Uncertainty propagation formulae are presented for age dating in support of nuclear forensics. The age of radioactive material in this context refers to the time elapsed since a particular radionuclide was chemically separated from its decay product(s). The decay of the parent radionuclide and ingrowth of the daughter nuclide are governed by statistical decay laws. Mathematical equations allow ...

Time synchronization: pivotal element in cloud forensics

Cloud Computing (CC) is the new trend in computing and resource management. This architectural shift towards thin clients and the centralized on-demand provision of computing resources aspires to offer significant economical benefits to its users. However, the adaption of the CC model has forced many times the IT industry and the academia to revisit most of the traditional tools and technologie...

Nuclear molecular imaging with nanoparticles: radiochemistry, applications and translation

Molecular imaging provides considerable insight into biological processes for greater understanding of health and disease. Numerous advances in medical physics, chemistry and biology have driven the growth of this field in the past two decades. With exquisite sensitivity, depth of detection and potential for theranostics, radioactive imaging approaches have played a major role in the emergence ...

Challenges in Bulk Nuclear Forensics Sample Analysis

Analytical chemistry operations at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) support technical nuclear forensics by providing chemical and physical measurements of bulk special nuclear material for a consortium of key United States (US) government agencies. Capabilities to support the nuclear forensic mission continue to evolve from the basic analyt...