Analysis and discrimination of electrical tapes: Part II. Backings

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1493-1504

  Mehltretter, Andria H ^a   Bradley, Maureen J ^a   Wright, Diana M ^a  

^a Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

Author keywords

Backing; Discrimination; Electrical tape; Forensic science; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Scanning electron microscopy energy dispersive spectroscopy; Stereomicroscopy; Trace evidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055108176     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01873.x     Document Type: Article

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