C01B21/0865

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VISUALISING A PRINT ON AN OBJECT

The present invention provides a method for the production of a metal halide adduct of S.sub.4N.sub.4, in particular a specific copper adduct of S.sub.4N.sub.4, for the visualisation of a print on an object, in particular a fingerprint on a metal object. The present invention also provides a method and apparatus for visualising a print on an object, using S.sub.2N.sub.2 obtained from a metal halide adduct of S.sub.4N.sub.4.

Methods and apparatus for visualising a print on an object

The present invention provides a method for the production of a metal halide adduct of S.sub.4N.sub.4, in particular a specific copper adduct of S.sub.4N.sub.4, for the visualisation of a print on an object, in particular a fingerprint on a metal object. The present invention also provides a method and apparatus for visualising a print on an object, using S.sub.2N.sub.2 obtained from a metal halide adduct of S.sub.4N.sub.4.