Naslov
Analysis of an object assumed to contain "Red Mercury"

Autori
Obhođaš, Jasmina ; Sudac, Davorin ; Blagus, Saša ; Valković, Vladivoj

Izvornik
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. B (0168-583X) 261 (2007), 1-2; 922-924

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
red mercury; illicit trafficking; FNAA; EDXRF

Sažetak
After having been informed about an attempt of illicit trafficking, the Organized Crime Division of the Zagreb Police Authority confiscated in November 2003 a hand size metal cylinder suspected to contain "Red Mercury" (RM). The sample assumed to contain RM was analyzed with two nondestructive analytical methods in order to obtain information about the nature of the investigated object, namely, activation analysis with 14.1 MeV neutrons and EDXRF analysis. The activation analysis with 14.1 MeV neutrons showed that the container and its contents were characterized by the following chemical elements: Hg, Fe, Cr and Ni. By using EDXRF analysis, it was shown that the elements Fe, Cr and Ni were constituents of the capsule. Therefore, it was concluded that these three elements were present in the capsule only, while the content of the unknown material was Hg. Antimony as a hypothetical component of red mercury was not detected.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika

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