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We have investigated the characteristics of particulates found in fingerprint deposition using a surrogate finger and a custom mechanical testbed with in situ microscopy, describing the residue for several explosives materials as a function of applied force and print number. We attempt to account for the presence of oils naturally found on human fingers using a surrogate material and quantify how it affects the particulate residue. The amounts deposited, their spatial distribution and particle sizes are of direct interest to optical-based detection techniques being developed for non-contact or standoff detection of explosives.
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Michael R. Papantonakis, Viet Nguyen, Robert Furstenberg, R. Andrew McGill, "Characterization of particles of explosives materials found in fingerprints," Proc. SPIE PC12116, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XXIII, PC1211606 (30 May 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2619007