title: Detection of dry body fluids by inherent short wavelength UV luminescence: preliminary results.
abstract: Dry stains of blood, semen and saliva invisible to the naked eye could be detected by their inherent short wavelength UV luminescence. The source was a frequency quadrupled Nd:YAG laser, emitting at 266 nm. A plausible explanation for this phenomenon as due to the presence of amino acids in these secretions is presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Identification and Forensic Science (DIFS), Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Springer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Almog
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ziv
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bergman
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Qiang
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000737:chemistry*; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D007834:Lasers; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids