Vacuum collection of gunpowder residues from clothing worn by shooting suspects, and their analysis by GC/TEA, IMS, and GC/MS

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 961-972

  Zeichner, Arie ^a   Eldar, Baruch ^a   Glattstein, Baruch ^a   Koffman, Avi ^a   Tamiri, Tsippy ^a   Muller, Dan ^a  

^a Israel Police   (Israel)

Author keywords

Forensic science; GC TEA; Gunpowder residue; IMS; Propellant residue; Vacuum collection

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER; GUNPOWDER; POLITEF; PROPELLANT; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CLOTHING; EVAPORATION; FILTER; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISRAEL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETRY; VACUUM; WEAPON;

EID: 0042821481     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2002390     Document Type: Article

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