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Spotting Isomer Mixtures in Forensic Illicit Drug Casework with GC–VUV using Automated Coelution Detection and Spectral Deconvolution

Journal of Chromatography B

This publication from the Journal of Chromatography B discusses using GC-VUV for the automated detection of isomer mixtures in forensic drug casework.

Thermal and spectroscopic analysis of nitrated compounds and their break-down products using GC-VUV

Analytical Chimica Acta

This publication from Analytica Chimica Acta dicusses nitrate esters and nitramines analysis using GC-VUV.

GC with Dual Cold-EI with MS & VUV Detection for Phenylethylamine Analogues

Forensic Chemistry

This publication from Forensic Chemistry by George Washington University demonstrates how to use gas chromatography with dual cold electron ionization mass spectrometry and vacuum ultraviolet detection…

Analysis of Cocaine & Other Drugs of Abuse by GC-VUV

Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry

This publication from Talanta by IUPUI analyzes cocaine and other drugs of abuse on GC-VUV and is the first statistical optimization of parameters influencing analytes in…

Identifying Thermal Decomposition Products of Nitrate Ester Explosives

Applied Spectroscopy

This publication from Applied Spectroscopy features the Forensics Department at IUPUI and their analysis of nitrate ester explosives (e.g., nitroglycerine) using GC–VUV.

Instrumental and Chemometric Analysis of Opiates via GC-VUV

Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry

This publication from Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry how GC-VUV complements Mass Spectrometry for forensic chemistry analysis, specifically of opiates.

Quantitation and Identification of Ethanol and Inhalant Compounds in Whole Blood

This publication from Journal of Chromatography A describes how you can use static headspace gas chromatography - vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy as a test method to determine…

Evaluation & Application of GC-VUV for Drug and Explosive Precursors

This publication discusses Vacuum ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy of drug- and explosive precursors and comparison of spectral-based deconvolution and non-negative matrix factorization.

Distinguishing Drug Isomers in the Forensic Laboratory

Recent article published in Forensic Science International from the University of Amsterdam on distinguishing isomers in forensics laboratory with GC-VUV and GC-MS.