Application of Raman spectroscopy in forensic investigation of questioned documents involving stamp inks

Science and Justice

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 332-338

  Raza, Ali ^a   Saha, Basudeb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Intersecting lines; Questioned documents; Raman spectroscopy; Stamp ink

Indexed keywords

BALLPOINT PEN INK; INK; STAMP INK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LASER PRINTER TONER; PENCIL; PRINTING; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84881552791     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: 18764452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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