Neutron-Activation Analysis and the John F. Kennedy Assassination
Kenneth A. Rahn
March 2001
This expanded and refined summary of the NAA data replaces the earlier document of the same name, which will be removed from the web site when this one is made available to the public about 1 March 2001. The new document is still very much a work in progress, however, and should be viewed as such. Also be aware that this document is equivalent to roughly 150–200 printed pages, so it will have to be studied with care and over some time, especially by readers not used to dealing with scientific data and ideas. For this I make no apology. The nature of the subject requires it. Comments will be appreciated.
Table of
Contents
Abstract
List of Tables, List of Figures
Introduction
Overall summary of logic
The fragments and the reasons for analyzing them
Using chemical data to determine origins
The FBI analyzes the fragments spectroscopically
George Michael Evica misuses the FBI's results
Neutron-activation analysis offers better prospects
The FBI tries NAA on the fragments
Vincent Guinn's neutron-activation analysis
Wallace Milam and the heterogeneity of Sb
The key problem of the tight groupings
Resolving the logical incompatibility
Potential objections to the full explanation
Conclusions—The
NAA as Rosetta Stone
Reflections on why it took so long
Time to let go and move on
Acknowledgments