Year: 2011, 2011
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis comprises two parts:Part I describes a method to improve the accuracy with which the polarization
state of light can be characterized by the rotating quarter-wave plate technique.
Through detailed analysis, verified by experiment, we determine the positions of the
optic axes of the retarder and linear polarizer, and the wave plate retardance, to
better than 1° for typical… more Full Text: Precision Measurements Using Semiconductor Light Sources: Applications in Polarimetry and Spectroscopy A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of …
Year: 2011, 2011
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Bloodstain pattern analysis is fundamental to crime scene investigations by providing\ninsight into the estimation of the area of origin of a blood source. The selection of bloodstains from an impact pattern is the foundation from which the estimation of the area of origin is derived. The purpose of this research was to develop a theoretical model for stain selection and establish a more… more Full Text: INVESTIGATION OF A MODEL FOR STAIN SELECTION AND A ROBUST ESTIMATION FOR AREA OF ORIGIN IN BLOODSTAIN PATTERN ANALYSIS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science …
