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Conference Paper

Directional Aspects of Forensic Gunshot Recordings

Authors: Maher, Robert C.; Shaw, Steven R.

AES Conference: 39th International Conference: Audio Forensics: Practices and Challenges · Paper 4-2 · June 2010

Abstract

Crime scene forensic evidence may include audio gunshot recordings obtained from some known or assumed location with respect to the shooting position. The acoustic evidence of the gunshot depends significantly upon the relative orientation of the firearm's barrel and the recording microphone due to the inherent directional characteristics of the gun, the microphone, and the acoustical characteristics of the surrounding environment. This paper describes an experiment involving the directional characteristics of several types of firearms.

Details

Published in
AES Conference: 39th International Conference: Audio Forensics: Practices and Challenges
Paper number
4-2
Publication date
June 6, 2010
Session subject
Acoustical Forensics - Gunshots
Affiliation
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Conference Paper