Forensic Optics: Transforming a Hair into a Travel Log
Optics & Photonics Focus
Volume 8 Story 6 - 18/3/2010

Hair analysis experiment

Hair samples of volunteers were collected and prepared in the laser ablation system. The aerosol created by the laser was analyzed by a mass spectrometer and the studies of the sulphur isotopes then showed significant differences between travelers and locals.
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Hair analysis experiment. Hair samples of volunteers were collected and prepared in the laser ablation system. The aerosol created by the laser was analyzed by a mass spectrometer and the studies of the sulphur isotopes then showed significant differences between travelers and locals.