Discrimination of glass sources using elemental composition and refractive index: Development of predictive models

Science and Justice - Journal of the Forensic Science Society

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 93-100

  Almirall, J R ^a   Cole, M D ^b   Gettinby, G ^b   Furton, K G ^c  

^a Crime Laboratory Bureau   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Container glass; Elemental composition; Float glass; Forensic science; Glass analysis; Headlamp glass; Linear discriminant modelling; Refractive index

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BARIUM; CALCIUM; ELEMENT; GLASS; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; METAL ION; STRONTIUM; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; ILLUMINATION; LINEAR SYSTEM; MODEL; MOTOR VEHICLE; REFRACTION INDEX;

EID: 0031899480     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(98)72085-4     Document Type: Article

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