Short UV luminescence for forensic applications: Design of a real-time observation system for detection of latent fingerprints and body fluids

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 299-304

  Yosef, Nissim Ben ^a   Almog, Joseph ^b   Frank, Arie ^b   Springer, Eliot ^b   Cantu, Antonio A ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Israel Police   (Israel)

^c US Secret Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fluids; Fingerprints; Forensic science; Real time observation; Short UV excitation luminescence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; CAMERA; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; LUMINESCENCE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SPERM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0031943595     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs16136j     Document Type: Article

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