Practical Sampling Techniques for Infrared Analysis

This book serves as a practical guide for sample handling for routine analysis in the mid-infrared region using commercially available instrumentation and accessories. It provides the spectroscopist, the chemist, and the technician the background needed to consider diverse sampling techniques.

Coleman\, Patricia B.

1. Theoretical Considerations 2. Sample HandHng in Infrared Spectroscopy - An Overview 3. Optimization of Data by Internal Reflectance Spectroscopy 4. Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Spectroscopy: Sampling Techniques for Qualitative/Quantitative Analysis of Solids 5. A Practical Guide to FT-IR Photoacoustic Spectroscopy 6. The Versatile Sampling Methods of Infrared Microspectroscopy 7. General Methods of Sample Preparation for the Infrared Hyphenated Techniques 8. Quantitative Analysis- Avoiding Common Pitfalls 9. Errors in Spectral Interpretation Caused by Sample-Preparation Artifacts and FT-IR Hardware Problems 10. Sampling Techniques for Infrared Analysis in the Environmental and Forensic Laboratories 11. Infrared Sampling Techniques Training