Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy spectrometer

A Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy spectrometer consists of an infrared source, an interference modulator (usually a scanning Michelson interferometer), a sample chamber and an infrared detector. Interference signals measured at the detector are usually amplified and then digitized. A digital computer initially records and then processes the interferogram and also allows the spectral data that results to be manipulated. Permanent records of spectral data are created using a plotter or other peripheral device. 

The principal reasons for choosing Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy are first, that these instruments record all wavelengths simultaneously and thus operate with maximum efficiency and, second, that Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy spectrometers have a more convenient optical geometry than do dispersive infrared instruments. These two facts lead to the following advantages. 

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy spectrometers achieve much higher signal-to-noise ratios in comparable scanning times. 

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy spectrometers can cover wide spectral ranges with a single scan in a relatively short scan time, thereby permitting the possibility of kinetic time-resolved measurements. 

Time-resolved Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy has been used surprisingly little considering the nuadter of commercial spectrometers that are currently in laboratories and the applicability of this technique to the difficult tine regime from a few is to a few hundred is. One problem with time-resolved Fourier transform spectroscopy and possibly one reason that it has not been more widely used is the stringent reproducibility requirement of the repetitive event in order to avoid artifacts in the spectra( ). When changes occur in the eiaissirr source over the course of a... 

In-situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The final technique in this section concerns the FTIR approach which is based quite simply on the far greater throughput and speed of an FTIR spectrometer compared to a dispersive instrument. In situ FTIR has several acronyms depending on the exact method used. In general, as in the EMIRS technique, the FTIR-... 

We have seen in the previous section that Raman spectra are complementary to infrared spectra. Both spectroscopies provide quite useful information on the phonon structure of solids. However, infrared spectra correspond to a range from about 100 cm to about 5000 cm that is, far away from the optical range. Thus, infrared absorption spectra are generally measured by so-called Fourier Transform InfraRed (FTIR) spectrometers. These spectrometers work in a quite different way to the absorption spectrophotometers discussed in Section 1.3. 

Infrared (IR) spectroscopy offers many unique advantages for measurements within an industrial environment, whether they are for environmental or for production-based applications. Historically, the technique has been used for a broad range of applications ranging from the composition of gas and/or liquid mixtures to the analysis of trace components for gas purity or environmental analysis. The instrumentation used ranges in complexity from simple filter-based photometers to optomechanically complicated devices, such as Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometers. Simple nondispersive infrared (NDIR) insttuments are in common use for measurements that feature well-defined methods of analysis, such as the analysis of combustion gases for carbon oxides and hydrocarbons. For more complex measurements it is normally necessary to obtain a greater amount of spectral information, and so either Ml-spectrum or multiple wavelength analyzers are required. 

Because of this mathematical step, the technique is usually called Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy or FTIR spectroscopy. The Fourier transformation is a mathematical procedure that enables one to convert from the results of an interfero-gram back to intensities of a given wavelength. It is performed in a computer connected to the spectrometer. The result is the absorption spectrum of the sample, that is, the intensity of the absorbance as a function of the wavenumbers. 

The transform from the interferogram to the spectrum is carried out by the dedicated minicomputer on the instrument. The theory of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy has been treated, and is readily available in the literature.21,22,166 Consequently, the advantages of F.t.-i.r. dispersive spectroscopy will only be outlined in a qualitative sense (i) The Fellgett or multiplex advantage arises from the fact that the F.t.-i.r. spectrometer examines the entire spectrum in the same period of time as that required... 

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) measurements were made using a Nicolet Instruments 740 FT-IR spectrometer. A horizontal attenuated toted reflectance cell equipped with a 45° zinc-selenide crystal trough wets used. Spectra of neat solutions were obtained by co-addition of 256 scans at 4 cm- resolution. 

Several researchers have combined the separating power of supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) with more informative spectroscopic detectors. For example, Pinkston et. al. combined SFC with a quadrupole mass spectrometer operated in the chemical ionization mode to analyze poly(dimethylsiloxanes) and derivatized oligosaccharides (7). Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) provides a nondestructive universal detector and can be interfaced to SFC. Taylor has successfully employed supercritical fluid extraction (SFE)/SFC with FTIR dectection to examine propellants (8). SFC was shown to be superior over conventional gas or liquid chromatographic methods. Furthermore, SFE was reported to have several advantages over conventional liquid solvent extraction (8). Griffiths has published several... 

Variations in organic structure of vitrinite concentrates were determined with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). FTIR is a relatively new method for obtaining quantitative data from the organic constituents of coal and provides spectra of greater quality than conventional infrared spectrometers. The system employs an on-line minicomputer which enables the user to analyze data and perform a variety of mathematical manipulations. 

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) has provided support to a number of areas in Diamond Shamrock s pesticide program. Commercially available FTIR spectrometers offer a number of advantages over dispersive instruments. Although some of the advantages are related to the ability to perform computerized data manipulations, the basic design of the FTIR system does provide superior capabilities in infrared spectroscopy (1). ... 

Subtractively normalized interfacial Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (SNIFTRS). Using an FTIR spectrometer, multifrequency... 

Table 1 lists many of the short-lived species detected in the gas phase with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Two prominent groups are those headed by Bernath, now at the University of Waterloo, and by Howard at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NO AA). The former group has used IR emission to study unstable diatomics produced in discharge sources or furnaces. The molecules studied in this group tend to be of astrophysical interest. The research team at NOAA mainly studies short-lived molecules of atmospheric significance. They employ a long flow tube fitted with White cell optics and coupled to a Bomem DA3.002 spectrometer. They usually make the transient they are interested in by performing a carefully controlled series of chemical reactions. 

Since the early 1950s, 1R spectroscopy has been a routine analytical tool for lignin chemists. In the past, spectra were recorded using the so-called dispersive technique, i.e., with grating-type or prism instruments. In the last decade, Fourier transform infrared (FT1R) spectrometers have become increasingly available for routine laboratory work. 

A Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis in solid phase in KBr has been performed using a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer to analyze and record the spectra before and after the modification of the biomaterial. Representative IR spectra of untreated and succinated biomaterial showed the presence of an... 

From the late 1950s onward, Venus has been subjected to a variety of increasingly sophisticated Earth-based, Earth-orbital, and spacecraft observations. Spectroscopic observations of Venus were carried out using high-altitude telescopes carried on balloons or on airplanes. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometers were applied to planetary spectroscopy and were used to observe Venus. As a result, the and... 

The samples were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), electron diffraction (ED), and Mossbauer spectroscopy. XRD analysis was carried out on a HZG-4A diffractometer by using Ni-filtered Co Ka radiation. IR-spectra were recorded on an AVATAR FTIR-330 spectrometer. TEM/ED examinations were performed with a LEO 906E and a JEOL 4000 EX transmission electron microscopes. The resonance spectra were recorded in air at 298 K and processed by using a commercial SM2201 MSssbauer spectrometer equipped with a 15 mCi Co (Rh) source. 

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