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The www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com “Forensic Science Geek of the Week” challenge question. Remember the first full and complete answer wins the honor and also gets his/her photo displayed, bragging rights for the week and finally website promotion.
OFFICIAL QUESTION:
1. What is the name of this instrument?
2. What forensic science disciplines is it used for?
3. What is this instrument’s limitations?
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Ron moore says:
It looks to me like the old UV spectrophotometer I used to use. We used it in drug analysis primarily for heroin. We would run a spectrum in both an acid and basic solution to see the shift in spectrum. It can be used for other types of chemical identification. You need a pretty clean / pure sample, it won’t separate mixtures, and it is non-specific. You can’t base an identification just on uv.
Christine says:
1. It is a computer.
2. All forensic scientists employ people to use the computer to type up their reports.
3. Unlike its cousin, ‘the laptop,’ you cannot bring this computer on to a plane, as it is too bulky. Further, it requires electricity to work.
PS. You have to present twice to advance in the Academy. Perhaps, now that you’ve dipped your toe into the water, you may want to present to Tox instead of Juris. Perhaps, “Why lawyers do what they do. . . ” or some such thing.
Justin J. McShane says:
So close. Can you try to be just a little more specific?
Justin J. McShane says:
Christine, that is very very funny. Well worth the posting here. Thanks for the laugh,
Robert Lantz,, Ph.D. says:
It is a Nicolet FT/IR with (likely) a diamond cell ATR. This is an odd way to place the ATR accessory in the sample compartment, but it will work.
It can be used for paint comparison, fiber analysis, explosives identification, but most commonly for solid drug ID. With other accessories, it can be used to depth profile IR transmitting films.
The major limitation is that the identities are never sure. IR gives good, but not definitive information. It also is not terribly sensitive. Although spectra can be deconvolved, and multiple components “identified” must be confirmed with another technique. However, it is great for non-volatile solids as well as volatiles (with the right sample cell). It is worthless on IR-opaque samples with the ATR accessory.
I use it primarily with powders and films for which I have little information. It can be useful to provide an initial estimate.
Justin J. McShane says:
Ding Ding Ding. You are correct. We will announce your win tomorrow.