Characterisation of 0.22 caliber rimfire gunshot residues by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS): A preliminary study

Forensic Science International

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 72-81

  Coumbaros, John ^a   Kirkbride, K Paul ^b   Klass, Gunter ^a   Skinner, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

0.22 Caliber ammunition; Gunshot residue; Scanning electron microscopy; Time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF SIMS)

Indexed keywords

GUNPOWDER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BULLET; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GUNSHOT INJURY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0035371595     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00421-7     Document Type: Article

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