The recoverability of fingerprints on paper exposed to elevated temperatures-part 2: natural fluorescence

Ainsley J. Dominick (Lead / Corresponding author), Niamh Nic Daéid, Stephen M. Bleay, Vaughn G. Sears

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Abstract

Previous work by the authors [1] investigated the recoverability of fingerprints on paper that had been exposed to elevated temperatures by comparing various chemical enhancement techniques (ninhydrin, l,8-diazafluoren-9-one, and physical developer). During that study, it became apparent, as a consequence of observations made in operational work [2], that fingerprints on paper subjected to 150 °C fluoresced under examination with green light of wavelength 473 to 548 nm with a 549 nm viewing filter. References.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)340-355
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Forensic Identification
Volume59
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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