Development of a smokeless powder reference material for propellant and explosives analysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 119-124

  MacCrehan, William A ^a   Bedner, Mary ^a  

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

Author keywords

Diphenylamine; Ethyl centralite; N Nitrosodiphenylamine; Nitroglycerin; Reference material; Smokeless powder

Indexed keywords

DIPHENYLAMINE; DIPHENYLNITROSAMINE; EXPLOSIVE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; GUNPOWDER; PROPELLANT;

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; EXPLOSION; EXTRACTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICELLAR ELECTROKINETIC CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 33748980739     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.11.027     Document Type: Article

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