Forensic analysis of soil and sediment traces by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis: An experimental investigation

Kenneth Pye, Debra Croft

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Abstract

This paper reports the results of a series of experiments carried out to determine the precision of soil trace comparisons based on elemental peak height ratios determined by energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXRA) in a variable pressure scanning electron microscope (VP-SEM). Experiments were conducted on ‘bulk’ soil aggregates, ground powders prepared from the
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)52-63
Number of pages12
JournalForensic Science International
Volume165
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01 Jul 2007

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