Spectroscopy Since 1975

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High resolution infrared studies at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Molecular Spectroscopy Facility: Part 1

Kevin M. Smith

The author looks at the origins and research at the Molecular Spectroscopy Facility (MSF) at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL).

Article  |  Issue 19/1 (2007)

Probing chiral recognition in liquid chromatography by absolute configuration modulation ATR-IR spectroscopy

Ronny Wirz, Davide Ferri, Thomas Bürgi, Alfons Baiker

The authors report on an analytical technique based on the combination of attenuated total reflection infrared (ATR-IR) spectroscopy and modulation excitation (ME), which enables the investigation of the interactions leading to separation at the selectand—selector interface.

Article  |  Issue 19/1 (2007)

Differential optical absorption spectroscopy as a tool to measure pollution from space

Andreas Richter

Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. E-mail: [email protected]

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Quantum cascade lasers bring sensitivity and speed to infrared gas sensing

Geoffrey Duxbury and Nigel Langford

Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, Department of Physics, John Anderson Building, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow East, Glasgow G4 0NG, UK. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

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Near infrared spectroscopy: the workhorse in the PAT toolbox

Erik Skibsted

Novo Nordisk, CMC Supply, Analytical Development, Denmark. E-mail: [email protected]

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Food authentication: has near infrared spectroscopy a role?

Gerard Downey,a* J. Daniel Kellya and Cristina Petisco Rodriguezb

aTeagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Dublin 15, Ireland. E-mail: [email protected]
b Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología, CSIC, Apdo 257, 37071 Salamanca, Spain

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Simultaneous near infrared spectroscopy and dynamic rheological analysis for process monitoring of reactive polymers

S. Benali,a D. Bertrand,b J. Dupuyc and G. Lachenald

aUniversité de Mons Hainaut, Matériaux Polymères et Composites, Place du Parc, 20 ,7000 Mons, Belgium
bENITIAA-INRA, Unité de Sensométrie et Chimiométrie, BP 82225, 44322 Nantes Cedex 03, France. E-mail: [email protected] 

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Back to basics: applications of principal component analysis

A.M.C. Davies

A.M.C. Davies

Norwich Near Infrared Consultancy, 75 Intwood Road, Cringleford, Norwich NR4 6AA, UK

Tony Davies Column  |  Issue 17/2 (2005)

NIR spectroscopy explores the mysteries of acupuncture

Gerhard Litscher

Biomedical Engineering and Research in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 36, A-8036 Graz, Austria. E-mail: [email protected]; http://litscher.at; http://litscher.info

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Back to basics: the principles of principal component analysis

A.M.C. Davies, Tom Fearn

PCA is a mathematical method of reorganising information in a data set of samples. It can be used when the set contains information from only a few variables but it becomes more useful when there are large numbers of variables, as in spectroscopic data.

Tony Davies Column  |  Issue 16/6 (2004)

High-resolution infrared spectroscopy for in situ industrial process monitoring

Philip Martina,c and Robert Holdsworthb

aDepartment of Chemical Engineering, UMIST, PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
bTDL Sensors Ltd, UVL, 70–72 Sackville Street, Manchester, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
cFrom 1 October 2004, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester

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Independence rules (or Rules for independence)

A.M.C. Davies

A.M.C. Davies

Norwich Near Infrared Consultancy, 75 Intwood Road, Cringleford, Norwich NR4 6AA, UK

Tony Davies Column  |  Issue 16/4 (2004)

MEMS technology moves process spectroscopy into a new dimension

Richard A. Crocombe

Axsun Technologies, Inc., 1 Fortune Drive, Billerica, MA 01821, USA

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What is PAT?

A.M.C. Davies

A.M.C. Davies

Norwich Near Infrared Consultancy, 75 Intwood Road, Cringleford, Norwich NR4 6AA, UK

Tony Davies Column  |  Issue 16/2 (2004)

Polymer characterisation by spectroscopic imaging: infrared and electron microscopy: a good match

Peter Wilhelm,a Boril Chernev,a Peter Pölt,a Gerald Kothleitner,a Klaus-Jochen Eichhorn,b Gisela Pompe,b Nikola Johnerc and Alexander Piryc

aResearch Institute for Electron Microscopy, Graz University of Technology; Steyrergasse 17, A-8010 Graz, Austria. E-mail: [email protected]
bInstitute of Polymer Research Dresden; Hohe Straße 6, D-01069 Dresden, Germany

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A bright source for infrared microspectroscopy: synchrotron radiation

This article looks at the advantages of synchrotron radiation for infrared microspectroscopy, selected applications and its future potential.

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Infrared and Raman spectroscopic imaging in biosciences

David Chenery and Hannah Bowring

Smith & Nephew Group Research Centre, York Science Park, Heslington, York YO10 5DF, UK

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Investigating the curing of amino resins with TGA-MS and TGA-FT-IR

Dipl. Chem. FH Ch. Schanzer and Prof. Dr H.G. Bührer

Department of Chemistry, Zurich University of Applied Sciences Winterthur (ZHW), CH-8401 Winterthur, Switzerland

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Doing it faster and smarter (Lesson 6 of Matrix Algebra)

A.M.C.Davies, Tom Fearn

A.M.C.Davies,a and Tom Fearn,b

aNorwich Near Infrared Consultancy, 75 Intwood Road, Cringleford, Norwich NR4 6AA,UK
bDepartment of Statistical Science, University College London, Gower Street, London

Tony Davies Column  |  Issue 14/6 (2002)

Light and sound—photoacoustic spectroscopy

An introduction to photoacoustic spectroscopy.

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