Energy dispersive X-ray diffraction as a means to identify illicit materials: a preliminary optimisation study.

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Published in Appl Radiat Isot on March 13, 2007

Authors

Emily Cook1, Ruby Fong, Julie Horrocks, David Wilkinson, Robert Speller

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, UCL, London WC1E 6BT, UK. ecook@medphys.ucl.ac.uk

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