Short UV luminescence for forensic applications: design of a real-time observation system for detection of latent fingerprints and body fluids.
An assembly that allows a pseudo real-time (one second delay) observation of latent fingerprints by their short ultraviolet luminescence was designed. It is composed of a mercury-xenon lamp and a CCD camera, both water-cooled and computer-controlled. The system is used to study the behaviour of latent fingerprints and stains of body fluids such as blood, semen and saliva under short-UV illumination.
Ben Yosef
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Department of Applied Physics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Almog
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Frank
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Springer
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Cantu
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D001826:Body Fluids / Q000737:chemistry*; D003199:Computer Systems; D003878:Dermatoglyphics / Q000145:classification*; D004439:Eccrine Glands / Q000378:metabolism; D005453:Fluorescence; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays