Analysis of the headspace composition of smokeless powders using GC-MS, GC-μECD and ion mobility spectrometry

Forensic Science International

Volumn 208, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 29-36

  Joshi, Monica ^a   Rigsby, Kia ^a   Almirall, Jose R ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC MS); Ion mobility spectrometer (IMS); Smokeless powders; Solid phase microextraction (SPME)

Indexed keywords

2 NITRODIPHENYLAMINE; 2,4 DINITROTOLUENE; 4 NITRODIPHENYLAMINE; CHEMICAL AGENT; DIPHENYLAMINE; DIPHENYLNITROSAMINE; ETHYL CENTRALITE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METHYL CENTRALITE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAMPLING; SMOKELESS POWDER AMMUNITION; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; VAPOR; WEAPON;

EID: 79955478141     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.10.024     Document Type: Article

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