Classification and individualisation of black ballpoint pen inks using principal component analysis of UV-vis absorption spectra

Forensic Science International

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-25

  Adam, Craig D ^a   Sherratt, Sarah L ^a   Zholobenko, Vladimir L ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forensic; Ink; Principal component analysis; UV vis spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

INK;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 36749009724     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.02.029     Document Type: Article

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