An investigation into the use of calculating the first derivative of absorbance spectra as a tool for forensic fibre analysis

Science and Justice

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-18

  Wiggins, K ^a   Palmer, R ^b   Hutchinson, W ^b   Drummond, P ^a  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b The Forensic Science Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparison; Fibres; First derivative; Microspectrophotometry; Spectra

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; NYLON; POLYESTER;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COLOR; COTTON; DEVICE; FIBER; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WOOL;

FORENSIC SCIENCES; MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TEXTILES;

EID: 34447624677     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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