Identifying a common origin of toner printed counterfeit banknotes by micro-Raman spectroscopy

Forensic Science International

Volumn 223, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 314-320

  Božičević, Martina Skenderović ^a   Gajović, Andreja ^b   Zjakić, Igor ^c  

^a CROATIAN NATIONAL BANK   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Counterfeit; Micro Raman spectroscopy; Non destructive analysis; Toner

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84870301414     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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