Variation of the chemical contents and morphology of gunshot residue in the surroundings of the shooting pistol as a potential contribution to a shooting incidence reconstruction

Forensic Science International

Volumn 210, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 31-41

  Brozek Mucha, Zuzanna ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Crime reconstruction; Distribution of properties of particles depending on the shooting range; Forensic science; Gunshot residue; Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X ray spectrometry

Indexed keywords

GUNPOWDER;

ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRIME; DISPERSION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROMETRY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LEATHER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEXTILE; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 79959549135     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.01.031     Document Type: Article

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