NCJ Number
37355
Journal
Journal of the Forensic Science Society Volume: 16 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1976) Pages: 103-114
Editor(s)
R E STOCKDALE
Date Published
1976
Length
12 pages
Annotation
THE PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF MODERN ORGANIC MASS SPECTROMETRY ARE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED, AND SEVERAL APPLICATIONS OF THE TECHNIQUE TO INVESTIGATIONS OF POLICE CASES ARE PRESENTED.
Abstract
THE MASS SPECTROMETRY APPLICATIONS TO THE INVESTIGATION OF CASES INVOLVING ARSON, MALICIOUS DAMAGE, EXPLOSIVES, TOXICOLOGY, DRUG ABUSE, AND OTHERS ARE ILLUSTRATED WITH EXAMPLES DRAWN FROM CASEWORK EXPERIENCE. NOTING THAT ORGANIC MASS SPECTROMETRY IS A RELATIVELY NEW TECHNIQUE IN FORENSIC SCIENCE, THE AUTHORS DISCUSS SOME METHODS AND APPLICATIONS WHICH MAY BE DEVELOPED IN THE FUTURE.