title: Resonance Raman and UV-visible spectroscopy of black dyes on textiles.
abstract: Resonance Raman and UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra were recorded from samples of cotton, viscose, polyester, nylon, and acrylic textile swatches dyed black with one of seven single dyes, a mixture of two dyes, or one of seven mixtures of three dyes. The samples generally gave characteristic Raman spectra of the dyes, demonstrating that the technique is applicable for the forensic analysis of dyed black textiles. Survey studies of the widely used dye Reactive Black 5 show that essentially the same Raman spectrum is obtained on bulk sampling from the dye in solution, on viscose, on cotton at different uptakes, and on microscope sampling from the dye in cotton threads and single fibres. The effects of laser irradiation on the Raman bands and emission backgrounds from textile samples with and without dye are also reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.
authors.forename: Laurence C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.forename: Stephen N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Batchelor
authors.forename: John R Lindsay
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: John N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Moore