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Originally posted by Puke:
hey, I think my uncle had a company that did that.. umm.. forgot their name
The big names back in the 70s were Nuclear Data Corp. in Schaumberg IL, Tennelec & Tennecomp in Oak Ridge TN, and Canberra. The system I developed was for Neutron Activation Analysis, which method really came into its own (after I graduated) years later when the govt started using it in forensics. Before that it was just a seldom used alternative to traditional chemical analysis. The important thing about NAA is the evidence does not get damaged much by the process....
A thumbnail sketch of my technique may be interesting. Basically when performing observations on data which can be divided into counting bins by an observed trigger event magnitude you will have a background or baseline trend from the first to Last bin. Superimposed on that series of line segments are random scatter and the peaks produced by the events of interest. The random scatter has standard deviation of sqrt(N) where N is the baseline value at the bin. If a group of consecutive data values when averaged exceed the threshold number of standard deviations for their size then a statistically significant event has occurred. The quantification of the event depends on the nature of the events being observed. Unlike traditional least squares and spline curve fits, my system just said here is an event of size x, with centroid c, error percentage p, height h, etc. without attempting to fit a curve. The baseline was interpolated under events using the local trend lines established by nearby areas where no events occurred. Rule of thumb : Any observable whose behavior cannot be demonstrated to be statistically insignificant is an event and must be explained. Anyway here is more :
Ok, here are books taken directly from an 86 printout of FCP-HOTDISK ISSUE 1 page 37-38.
John Dalmas - Homecoming
Arsen Darnay - The Splendid Freedom
L. Sprague DeCamp - The Glory That Was, Lest Darkness Fall, The Fallible Fiend, Rogue Queen
Michael DeLarrabeiti - The Borribles
Ansen Dibell - Pursuit of the Screamer
Gordon R. Dickson - In Iron Years, Mission To Universe, Naked To The Stars, None But Man, Outposter, The Pritcher Mass, Pro, Tactics of Mistake, Wolfling
David Drake - Bridgehead, Hammer's Slammers, Killer
G.C. Edmondson - The Man Who Corrupted Earth
Suzette Hayden Elgin - Native Tongue, The Ozark Trilogy
Cynthia Felice - Godsfire
Robert L. Forward - Dragon's Egg, Flight of the Dragonfly
William R. Forstchen - Ice Prophet
Alan Dean Foster - Icerigger, The Man Who Used the Universe, Midworld
Leo Frankowski - The Cross-Time Engineer
Raymond Z. Gallun - The Eden Cycle
David Gerrold - A Matter For Men/ A Day For Damnation/ (add A Rage For Revenge), When Harlie Was One
Alexis A. Gilliland - The Revolution From Rosinante
Stephen Goldin - The Eternity Brigade
Phyllis Gottleib - A Judgement of Dragons
Ron Goulart - HellQuad
Joseph L. Green - Conscience Interplanetary, Star Probe
Roland Green - Peace Company
Russell M. Griffin - The Makeshift God
James E. Gunn - This Fortress World
Joe Haldeman - The Forever War, There Is No Darkness, Worlds
Charles L. Harness - The Catalyst, Redworld, Wolfhead
Harry Harrison - Astounding - John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology, The Deathworld Trilogy* Bill, the Galactic Hero* Make Room! Make Room!, A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born, To The Stars, West of Eden
Simon Hawke - The Ivanhoe Gambit
Ward Hawkins - Red Flame Burning
Robert A. Heinlein - Citizen of the Galaxy, Expanded Universe - The New Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein, Friday, Glory Road* Have Space Suit, Will Travel*, The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, Orphans of the Sky, Starship Troopers, Stranger In A Strange Land, Time Enough For Love, Tunnel In The Sky
Zenna Henderson - Pilgrimage
Frank Herbert - Dune, Hellstrom's Hive, The Santaroga Barrier
P.C. Hodgell - Godstalk
Lee Hoffman - Always The Black Knight
James P. Hogan - The Genesis Machine, Inherit The Stars, Thrice Upon A Time, The Two Faces of Tomorrow
Bruce T. Holmes - Anvil Of The Heart
Robert Hoskins - To Control The Stars
Edward P. Hughes - The Long Mynd
Zach Hughes - For Texas And Zed, The Legend of Miaree, Seed Of The Gods, The Stork Factor
[This message has been edited by LCC (edited 10 August 2001).]