Energy loss due to radiation in postmortem cooling: Part A: Quantitative estimation of radiation using the Stefan-Boltzmann law

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 299-304

  Mall, G ^a   Hubig, M ^b   Beier, G ^a   Eisenmenger, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Postmortem cooling; Radiation energy loss; Single exponential model; Skin temperature; Stefan Boltzmann law

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; COOLING; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

BODY CONSTITUTION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RADIATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031722809     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050175     Document Type: Article

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