TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - The classification of gunshot residue using laser electrospray mass spectrometry and offline multivariate statistical analysis JO - Analytical chemistry A1 - Perez, Johnny J. A1 - Watson, David A. A1 - Levis, Robert J. SP - 11390 EP - 11398 VL - 88 IS - 23 N2 - Nonresonant laser vaporization combined with high resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry enables analysis of a casing after discharge of a firearm revealing organic signature molecules including methyl centralite (MC), diphenylamine (DPA), N-nitrosodiphenylamine (N-NO-DPA), 4-nitrodiphenylamine (4-NDPA), a DPA adduct and multiple unidentified features not observed in previous mass spectral measurements. Collision-induced dissociation measurements of unknown GSR signature ions reveals inorganic barium and derivatives BaOH, BaOHCH3, BaCH3COO remaining from the primer. Offline principal component analysis and discrimination of the LEMS mass spectral measurements resulted in perfect classification of the gun shot residue with respect to manufacturer. Principal component analysis of recycled and reloaded casings resulted in classification of the penultimate manufacturer with accuracy of 64%.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 0003-2700 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.6b01438 ID - ref1 ER -