Post fire materials identification by micro-Raman spectroscopy and principal components analysis

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 103-113

  Kerr, T ^a   Duncan, K ^a   Myers, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Forensic investigation; Materials identification; Micro Raman spectroscopy; Polymers; Post fire; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEBRIS; DECOMPOSITION; ETHYLENE; FIRES; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATES; FORENSIC INVESTIGATION; MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS; MICRO RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; POLYSTYRENE FOAMS; POST-FIRE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84878487330     PISSN: 01652370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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