Fundamental studies of gunshot residue deposition by Glue-Lift

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 571-581

  Basu, Samarendra ^a,b   Boone Jr , Charles E ^b   Denio Jr , Dominic J ^b,c   Miazga, Robert A ^b  

^a ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New York State Police Crime Lab   (United States)

^c J Edgar Hoover Bldg   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminalistics; Density distribution; Forensic science; Gunshot residue; Muzzle blast block; Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X ray analysis (SEM EDX); Trigger blast block

Indexed keywords

GUNPOWDER;

ARTICLE; CRIMINOLOGY; DENSITY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GUNSHOT INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030742763     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14168j     Document Type: Article

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