Practical Forensic Microscopy: A Laboratory Manual

ISBN-13: 9781119154495 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 496 str.

Barbara Wheeler

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Preface ixAcknowledgments xiLaboratory Safety xiiiMicroscope Maintenance xvThe Micro Kit xviiAbout the Companion Website xixExperiments 11 Stereomicroscope 3Experiment 1A: Familiarization with the Stereomicroscope 52 Compound Light Microscope 13Experiment 2A: Familiarization with the Compound Light Microscope 15Experiment 2B: Measurements Using the Ocular Micrometer 23Experiment 2C: Microscopic Mounting Techniques 29Experiment 2D: Determining Refractive Index 353 Polarized Light Microscope 47Experiment 3A: Familiarization with the Polarized Light Microscope 49Experiment 3B: Determining Refractive Index of Anisotropic Materials 57Experiment 3C: Determining Sign of Elongation and Birefringence 634 Fluorescence Microscope 69Experiment 4A: Familiarization with the Fluorescence Microscope 715 Phase Contrast Microscope 77Experiment 5A: Familiarization with the Phase Contrast Microscope 79Application Experiments 856 Experiment 6: Physical Match Examinations 877 Experiment 7: Construction Examinations of Evidence 938 Experiment 8: Lamp Filament Examinations 1039 Experiment 9: Fingerprint Examination and Comparison 11310 Experiment 10: Tool Mark Examinations 12111 Experiment 11: Firearms Examinations 127Experiment 11A: Gunshot Residue Examinations 13512 Experiment 12: Shoe and Tire Impression Examinations 14513 Experiment 13: Botanical Examinations 15114 Experiment 14: Paint Examinations 15915 Experiment 15: Cigarette Butt Examinations 16516 Experiment 16: Document Examinations 17317 Experiment 17: Hair Examinations 183Experiment 17A: Animal Hair Examinations 195Experiment 17B: Determination of Racial and Somatic Origin Characteristics of Human Hair 205Experiment 17C: Human Hair Examinations and Comparisons 213Experiment 17D: Evaluation of Human Hair for DNA 22318 Experiment 18: Feather Examinations 23119 Experiment 19: Glass Breakage Determinations 239Experiment 19A: Glass Examinations 24720 Experiment 20: Fiber Examinations 257Experiment 20A: Natural Fiber Examinations 265Experiment 20B: Man-made Fiber Examinations 279Experiment 20C: Fiber Comparisons 28921 Experiment 21: Soil Examinations 295Experiment 21A: Identification of Minerals in Soil 30322 Experiment 22: Microchemical Testing - Inorganic Ions 31723 Experiment 23: Building Material Examinations 32924 Experiment 24: Explosive Residue Examinations 33725 Experiment 25: Food Condiment Examinations 34526 Experiment 26: Plastic Film Examinations 35527 Experiment 27: Microscopic Examination of Controlled Substances 36328 Experiment 28: Semen Examinations 377Application Experiments, Instrumental Microscopy 38329 Experiment 29: Fourier Transform Infrared Microspectrometry Examinations 38530 Experiment 30: UV-Visible-NIR Microspectrophotometry Examinations 39531 Experiment 31: Thermal Microscopy Examinations 40532 Experiment 32: Scanning Electron Microscopy Examinations 41333 Experiment 33: Case Study Scenario 423Appendices 429A Optical Properties of Natural Fibers 431B Optical Properties of Man-made Fibers 433C Michel-Lévy Chart 437D Dispersion Staining Graph 439E Circle Template 441Glossary of Microscopy Terms 443Index 453

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BARBARA P. WHEELER worked with the Kentucky State Police Forensic Laboratory for many years, providing forensic work and analytical examinations to the law enforcement community. As Adjunct Professor in the Forensic Science Program at Eastern Kentucky University, she taught in various forensic courses and with placing students in laboratory internships. Wheeler has worked thousands of criminal cases and has testified in district, state, and federal courts as an expert witness in forensics.