Signal-to-noise ratios in forensic glass analysis by micro X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

X-Ray Spectrometry

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-21

  Ernst, T ^a   Berman, T ^b   Buscaglia, J ^c   Eckert Lumsdon, T ^d   Hanlon, C ^e   Olsson, K ^f   Palenik, C ^g   Ryland, S ^b   Trejos, T ^h   Valadez, M ⁱ   Almirall, J R ^h  

^a Michigan State Police Grand Rapids Laboratory   (United States)

^b Florida Department of Law Enforcement   (United States)

^c Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

^d US Army Investigation Laboratory   (United States)

^e Miami Dade Police Department   (United States)

^f Johnson County EMS System   (United States)

^g Microtrace LLC   (United States)

^h FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Crime Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GLASS; SPECTROMETRY; TRACE ELEMENTS; X RAY DETECTORS;

ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ENERGY-DISPERSIVE X-RAYS; GLASS FRAGMENTS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMITS OF QUANTITATIONS; MAJOR ELEMENTS; MICRO-X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; MINOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; X RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY; XRF SPECTROMETRY;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

EID: 84890436029     PISSN: 00498246     EISSN: 10974539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/xrs.2437     Document Type: Article

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