Forensic and homeland security applications of modern portable Raman spectroscopy

Forensic Science International

Volumn 202, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Izake, Emad L ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drugs; Explosives; Forensics and Homeland security; Spatially offset Raman spectroscopy; Stand off detection; Surface enhancement Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOSAFETY; CHEMICAL ACCIDENT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GOVERNMENT; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PACKAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW;

EID: 78650107756     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.03.020     Document Type: Review

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