Advanced Techniques in Physical Forensic Science

OCT 01, 1998

Ultrasensitive mass spectrometry is now being applied in forensic investigations.

DOI: 10.1063/1.882423

Patrick Grant

David Chambers

Louis Grace

Douglas Phinney

Ian Hutcheon

The techniques and tools of modern physics have long been profitably applied to forensic science. Since the 1900s, forensic scientists have analyzed gunshot residues, examined fired munitions, determined the refractive indices of glass—to name a few of their diverse activities.

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More about the authors

Patrick Grant, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Forensic Science Center, Livermore, California.

David Chambers, LLNL's Aanalytical Science Division.

Louis Grace, LLNL's Aanalytical Science Division.

Douglas Phinney, LLNL's Isotope Sciences Division.

Ian Hutcheon, LLNL's Isotope Sciences Division.