Laser Detection of Latent Fingerprints - Ninhydrin

• NCJ Number: 81508
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 27 Issue: 1 Dated: (January 1982) Pages: 200-204
• Author(s): D W Herod; E R Menzel
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 5 pages
• Grant Number(s): DAR-8005515
• Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Ninhydrin-treated latent fingerprints not discernible in the conventional way can show fluorescence in the red and near-infrared spectral regions when subjected to continuous-wave dye laser illumination at about 580 nm, thus becoming amenable to development. (Author abstract)