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Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 81-86 , June 2009

Forensic analysis of explosives using isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) — Preliminary study on TATP and PETN

Sarah J. Benson
- Forensic & Data Centres, Australian Federal Police, GPO Box 401, Canberra 2601, ACT, Australia
- Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway 2007, NSW, Australia
- Corresponding author. Mailing address: Australian Federal Police, GPO Box 401, Canberra 2601, ACT, Australia. Tel.: +61 2 6223 3386; fax: +61 2 6223 3270.
Christopher J. Lennard
- Forensic & Data Centres, Australian Federal Police, GPO Box 401, Canberra 2601, ACT, Australia
- National Centre for Forensic Studies, University of Canberra, Canberra 2601, ACT, Australia
Philip Maynard
- Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway 2007, NSW, Australia
David M. Hill
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, PMB 1, Menai 2234, NSW, Australia
Anita S. Andrew
- Environmental Isotopes Pty. Ltd., PO Box 1492, Macquarie Centre 2113, NSW, Australia
Claude Roux
- Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123, Broadway 2007, NSW, Australia

Received 22 November 2008 ,Revised 9 March 2009 ,Accepted 11 March 2009.

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