Analysis of ecstasy tablets: Comparison of reflectance and transmittance near infrared spectroscopy

Forensic Science International

Volumn 134, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 187-195

  Schneider, Ralph Carsten ^a   Kovar, Karl Artur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Ecstasy; Forensic science; MDE; MDMA; NIR

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; N ETHYL 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ERROR; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; SAMPLING; TABLET; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037678661     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(03)00125-7     Document Type: Article

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