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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
MeSH Terms
Spectrum Analysis, Raman
Subject: LCSH
Raman spectroscopy
Disciplines
Forensic Science and Technology
Abstract
Morphologically directed Raman spectroscopy (MDRS) is a novel and reliable tool that would enable criminalists to obtain more discriminatory information from forensic samples than their current capabilities. MDRS combines automated particle imaging and Raman spectroscopy into one instrument. Particle imaging is performed to determine particle size and shape distributions of components in a blended sample. Particle size is an important physical property of particulate samples and can be used in conjunction with Raman spectroscopy in the analysis of a range of samples of forensic interest, including illicit and counterfeit drugs, soils, gunshot residue (GSR), and white powders. Although measurement of particle size distributions is routinely carried out across a wide range of industries and is often a critical parameter in the manufacture and analysis of many products and substances, it is not widely used in the forensic sciences. Raman spectroscopy is used in forensic science to determine the molecular chemistry of materials because it is rapid, reliable, allows for analysis without contacting the sample, is nondestructive, and enables detection at low concentrations. Combining these two analytical techniques into a single platform allows the individual components present within a blend or mixture to be independently characterized and compared.
Repository Citation
Kammrath, Brooke Weinger; Koutrakos, Andrew; Leary, Pauline E.; Castillo, Josemar A.; Wolfgang, Joe; and Huck-Jones, Deborah, "Morphologically Directed Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Forensic Samples" (2018). Forensic Science Publications. 29.
https://digitalcommons.newhaven.edu/forensicscience-facpubs/29
Publisher Citation
Kammrath, B. W., Koutrakos, A., Leary, P.E.,Castillo, J., Wolfgang, J., & Huck-Jones, D. (2018). Morphologically Directed Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Forensic Samples. Spectroscopy, 33(1), 46–53.
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