Ordinary and time-resolved photoluminescence field detection of traces of explosives and fingerprints

Journal of Forensic Identification

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 560-571

  Menzel, E Roland ^a   Menzel, Laird W ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FLUORESCENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 4444312120     PISSN: 0895173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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