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Laser Detection of Latent Fingerprints - Ninhydrin

NCJ Number
81508
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 27 Issue: 1 Dated: (January 1982) Pages: 200-204
Author(s)
D W Herod; E R Menzel
Date Published
1982
Length
5 pages
Annotation
Ninhydrin-treated latent fingerprints not discernible in the conventional way can show fluorescence in the red and near-infrared spectral regions when subjected to continuous-wave dye laser illumination at about 580 nm, thus becoming amenable to development. (Author abstract)

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