@article{b26483f0e2db46b8a8f20fa84fb65caa,
title = "A data set of bloodstain patterns for teaching and research in bloodstain pattern analysis: Gunshot backspatters",
abstract = "This is a data set of blood spatter patterns scanned at high resolution, generated in controlled experiments. The spatter patterns were generated with a rifle or a handgun with varying ammunition. The resulting atomized blood droplets travelled opposite to the bullet direction, generating a gunshot backspatter on a poster board target sheet. Fresh blood with anticoagulants was used; its hematocrit and temperature were measured. The main parameters of the study were the bullet shape, size and speed, and the distance between the blood source and target sheet. Several other parameters were explored in a less systematic way. This new and original data set is suitable for training or research purposes in the forensic discipline of bloodstain pattern analysis.",
author = "Daniel Attinger and Yu Liu and Ricky Faflak and Yalin Rao and Struttman, {Bryce A.} and {De Brabanter}, Kris and Comiskey, {Patrick M.} and Yarin, {Alexander L.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors acknowledge financial support from the US National Institute of Justice , United States (award no. NIJ 2014-DN-BX-K036 ). This work was also partially funded by the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE), United States through Cooperative Agreement No. 70NANB15H176 between NIST and Iowa State University, which includes activities carried out at Carnegie Mellon University, University of California Irvine, and University of Virginia. We acknowledge the contribution of Officer Darin Van Ryswyk and Sgt Christopher O{\textquoteright}Brien who performed the shootings; the help of Sungu Kim, Prashant Agrawal, John Polansky and Reetam Das to perform the experiments; useful discussions with William Ristenpart, Craig Moore and Kevin Winer; and the roughness measurements by Ashraf Bastawros and Bishoy Dawood. ",
year = "2019",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1016/j.dib.2018.11.075",
language = "English",
volume = "22",
pages = "269--278",
journal = "Data in Brief",
issn = "2352-3409",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
}