Application of Raman Spectroscopy and Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering to the Analysis of Synthetic Dyes Found in Ballpoint Pen Inks

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 947-952

  Geiman, Irina ^a   Leona, Marco ^b   Lombardi, John R ^c  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART   (United States)

^c CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

dyes; Forensic science; ink analysis; questioned documents; Raman spectroscopy; SERS; surface enhanced Raman scattering

Indexed keywords

DYE; INK;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 67650653506     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01058.x     Document Type: Article

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