On the use of IRMS in forensic science: Proposals for a methodological approach

Forensic Science International

Volumn 212, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 260-271

  Gentile, Natacha ^a   Besson, Luc ^a   Pazos, Diego ^a   Delémont, Olivier ^a   Esseiva, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Explosive; Forensic application; Ignitable liquid; Illicit drug; IRMS; Isotope ratio mass spectrometry; Methodological framework; Methodology; Process; Source inference; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FORENSIC SCIENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOTOPE RATIO MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 80052309655     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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