title: Interviewing a Silent (Radioactive) Witness through Nuclear Forensic Analysis.
abstract: Nuclear forensics is a relatively young discipline in science which aims at providing information on nuclear material of unknown origin. The determination of characteristic parameters through tailored analytical techniques enables establishing linkages to the material's processing history and hence provides hints on its place and date of production and on the intended use.
authors.affiliation: European Commission Joint Research Centre-Institute for Transuranium Elements , 76125 Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.affiliation: European Commission Joint Research Centre-Institute for Transuranium Elements , 76125 Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wallenius
authors.affiliation: European Commission Joint Research Centre-Institute for Transuranium Elements , 76125 Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Varga
mesh_terms: D044707:Forensic Sciences; D008853:Microscopy; D055620:Optical Phenomena; D011005:Plutonium / Q000032:analysis*; D011851:Radioactivity; D014501:Uranium / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014501:Uranium; D011005:Plutonium