The analysis of dyes in ball point pen inks on single paper fibres using laser desorption ionisation time of flight mass spectrometry (LDI-TOFMS)

Forensic Science International

Volumn 209, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages

  Matthews, Broderick ^a   Walker, G Stewart ^a   Kobus, Hilton ^a   Pigou, Paul ^a,b   Bird, Carolyne ^b   Smith, Glyn ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Document examination; Ink analysis; Mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

BALL PEN INK; BASIC RED; COPPER PHTHALOCYANIN; DYE; ETHYL VIOLET; INK; METHYL VIOLET; RHODAMINE 6G; RHODAMINE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VICTORIA BLUE B; VICTORIA BLUE BO;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; FORGERY; LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; STEREOMICROSCOPY; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; WRITING;

EID: 79957597770     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.03.033     Document Type: Article

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