Shot Range Determination
The range at which a weapon has been fired is an important measurement for the reconstruction of firearms offenses (murder, suicide, accident). All changes caused by a shot and which vary according to the distance from the weapon are suitable in principle for determining this distance. However, some...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1991, 1991
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1991 |
| Series: | Forensic Science Progress
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- 2 General Section
- 2.1 Ammunitions
- 2.2 Sequence of Events During Firing
- 3 Classification of Shot Range Zones
- 3.1 Contact Gunshot (Shot with Muzzle Contact)
- 3.2 Intermediate Range Gunshot
- 3.3 Distant Gunshot
- 4 Qualitative Detection of the Signs of a Close Range Shot
- 4.1 Detection of Powder Tattooing
- 4.2 Detection of the Soot Element Pb
- 5 Morphological Methods of Shot Range Determination
- 5.1 General Principles
- 5.2 Infrared Photography
- 5.3 Sheet Printing Methods, Chemical
- 5.4 Sheet Printing Method, Physical (Autoradiography)
- 5.5 Determination from Powder Tattooing
- 5.6 Imaging with X-Ray, X-Ray Fluorescence
- 6 The Sampling Test Method for the Quantitative Determination of Shot Range
- 6.1 Initial Remarks and Underlying Principles
- 6.2 Emission Spectrum Analysis (ESA)
- 6.3 Atomic Absorption Spectrography (AAS)
- 6.4 Neutron Activation Analyses (NAA)
- 6.5 Polarography
- 6.6 Other Methods of Shot Range Determination
- 6.7 Possible Errors in Shot Range Determination
- 7 Shot Range Determination for Shotguns
- 7.1 General Remarks
- 7.2 Characteristics of the Barrel, Choke
- 7.3 Shot Patterns—The Diameter of the Shot Pattern as a Function of the Range and Other Parameters
- 7.4 Practical Procedures of Shot Range Determination for Shotguns
- 8 References and Further Readings
- 9 Subject Index