ALS photography Flashcards
ALS photography
Examination of crime scene using monochromatic light source utilizes the inherent luminescent properties of material
ALS
- Device that provides monochromatic light at specific wavelength
- Produce filtered/ colored light in one form / another
EMS
Short UV : 200 - 280nm
Mid UV: 280 - 315nm
Long UV: 315-400nm
Vis: 400 - 700nm
Near IR: 700 - 1300nm
Medium IR: 1300 - 10000nm
Rxns when light strikes a substrate
Absorption
Transmission
Reflection
Fluorescence
When white color is perceive
Total reflection
When black color is black
Total absorption
Fluorescence
Energy absorbed when electrons move from the excited state to the ground state
X’tics of fluorescence
- Have longer wavelength and lower intensity
- Energy level is very short
Stimulated by stronger and higher intensity light
Phosphorescence
Excited electrons jump to a higher energy level. The electrons have more energy to lose and spend time at different energy levels b/n the excited state and ground state
X’tics of phosphorescence
- Have wide energy level
Luminescence
Absorption of light at a specific wavelength by a chem molecule and the emission of light at a longer wavelength
X’tics of luminescence
- Includes both fluorescence and phosphorescence
- Molecule’s ability to emit light from sources other than heat
Chemiluminescence
Emission of light occurs as a result of chem rxns that produce high amounts of energy lost in the form of photons when excited molecules relax to the ground state