NIST bullet signature measurement system for RM (Reference Material) 8240 standard bullets

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 649-659

  Ma, Li ^a,b   Song, John ^a   Whitenton, Eric ^a   Zheng, Alan ^a   Vorburger, Theodore ^a   Zhou, Jack ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballistics measurement; Bullet signature; CCF; Cross correlation function; Forensic science; Reference material; RM; Standard bullet

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BALLISTICS; BULLET; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

EID: 3142708034     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2003384     Document Type: Review

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