An examination of the sequence of intersecting lines using attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectral imaging

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1458-1467

  Bojko, Katherine ^a   Roux, Claude ^a   Reedy, Brian J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ATR; Ballpoint ink; Forensic science; FTIR; Infrared; Intersecting lines; Line crossings; Questioned documents; Spectral imaging; Toner

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTANCE FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED IMAGING; BALLPOINT PEN; CONFERENCE PAPER; EQUIPMENT; FORENSIC SCIENCE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LASER PRINTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 54949101626     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00796.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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