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October 2014 

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Thin Film Analysis Using a UV-vis Spectrophotometer and 5 Degree Relative Specular Reflectance Accessory
Shimadzu
This note demonstrates measurement of a single protective coating on an acrylic substrate using UV-vis with a 5 degree relative specular reflectance accessory and film thickness software. Download the PDF
 
Analysis of Gemstones and Diamonds in Jewelry using FTIR Microscopy
Thomas J. Tague Jr., PhD, Bruker Optics, Inc.
The LUMOS FTIR microscope is suitable for the examination, identification, and classification of mounted diamonds.  Small stones that are in close proximity to others can be used to readily determine whether the stone is natural or synthetic and whether it has undergone treatment, thereby assessing its true value.
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Using the Full Spectrum for Raman: from UV to NIR
Dr. E. Illy, Professor W. R. Browne, and Dr. A. Draksharapu, Cobolt
With the current availability of high performance DPSS lasers offering a broad range of wavelengths from the UV to the NIR, the applications for Raman spectroscopy are only just beginning to be fully explored.
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Raman Imaging in Life Science - Cells, Bacteria, and Tissues
WITec
The whitepaper provides information about Raman imaging in life science. It covers cells, bacteria, and tissue; substance distribution in cells and tissue; investigations of cancer tissue; and combined Raman-AFM and Raman-SEM analysis.
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Analysis of Artificially Weather PET and a Separate PET Hydrolysis Evaluation Using the 4300 Handheld FT-IR
Frank Higgins, Pik Leung Tang, and Alan Rein, Agilent Technologies
This application note shows that a handheld infrared spectrometer is equally effective at measuring early onset chemical changes in environmentally stressed PET polymer, which precede cracking and other physical degradation processes.
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Rapid Crystal Orientation
Owen Vajk and Don Bilderback, Multiwire Laboratories
The MWL120 real-time Laue camera combines single-photon detector sensitivity, rapid signal processing technology, and innovative software control to provide the fastest, easiest way to orient single crystals.
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Augmenting Standard Methods of Measuring Airborne PM2.5 Using IR Imaging
Mitsuhiko Morimoto, PerkinElmer
Global concern is growing over the amount of pollution in the atmosphere and the effect on human health. Learn how to measure PM2.5 by the use of imaging FT-IR microscopy.
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Narrowband Laser Characterization
Ocean Optics
Miniature spectrometers can be configured to characterize high-resolution laser output in the UV-vis and NIR spectral regions, either as part of an internal laser feedback loop or externally.
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Nanoscale IR spectroscopy: Analyzing Polymer Composites
Curt Marcott, PhD and Mike Lo, PhD, Anasys Instruments
This article discusses the application of AFM-IR to provide nanoscale chemical and physical property information about a carbon fiber/epoxy composite.
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Analysis of Polluted Soil by TG-IR Technique
M.G. Garavaglia, PerkinElmer
A challenging analytical problem with increasing importance is the analysis of soil polluted by the dispersion of organic fluids which sometimes features particularly high boiling points.
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