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Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000300020002-1 composition analysis and structural analysis of many objects that had been extracted. In order to facilitate analysis of the structure, we selected several crystals of simple composition as test objects. These included NaCl, LiF, silver and silicon. In order to determine whether or not the test objects were actually removed from the container with ESP, we used X ray analysis on the NaCl, LiF and silver, and the resuits did not disclose any changes in the composition or structure of the test objects. For example, illustration one shows three pieces of silver with similar structure. One of these Pieces had not been used as an ESP extraction sample (control sample}. One piece had been processed but had not been extracted (excess sample), and the other piece was a test sample which had been extracted. Because the subject did not know what the test samples in the bottle were, this type of analysis presents decisive collateral evidence. All Ag Wy X Qatar dee A MMR c)RH ILLUSTRATION ONE: SILVER X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS GRAPHS (a). Control sample. (b}. Excess sample. (c). Extracted sample. In order to further study the process of extraction, and to investigate whether or not there had been any discernable change in the extracted sample or the container, we selected samples of silicon with relatively simple composition and structure. We also put together a box of silicon to use as a container for the experiments. Solid objects are divided into two major catefories, crystal and non crystal. Crystal objects are further divided into monocrystals, polycrystals, and microcrystals. The characteristics of monocrystals are long range order. Those of the polycrystals are that they are composed of different monocrystal particles with several different orientations. There is a strict period inside every crystal particle, but between the erystal particie there is no period. It is generally held that poly 26 Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000300020002-1