The Classification of Inkjet Inks Using AccuTOF™ DART™ (Direct Analysis in Real Time) Mass Spectrometry-A Preliminary Study

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 813-821

  Houlgrave, Stephanie ^b   Laporte, Gerald M ^a   Stephens, Joseph C ^b   Wilson, Justin L ^b  

^a US Secret Service   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

DART ; Direct analysis in real time; Forensic document examination; Forensic science; Ink analysis; Inkjet inks; Mass spectrometry; Printers; Questioned documents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876734014     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12048     Document Type: Article

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