MICRORAMAN SPECTROSCOPY

Busemann, H., Alexander, C.M.O., Nitter, L.R. (2007) Characterization of insolnble organic matter in primitive meteorites by microRaman spectroscopy. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 42,1387-1416. 

STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISATION OF MULTILAYER POLYMERIC MATERIALS BY MICRORAMAN SPECTROSCOPY Sanz R Martin B Merino J C Pastor J M Valladolid,Universidad... 

Results are presented of a study in which confocal microRaman spectroscopy was used to determine the structure of the individual polymers present in a series of multilayer food packaging films. 8 refs. 

This publication is a good example of the development of analytical techniques such as high resolution electron microscopy lattice imaging [108] and micrometre-area Raman spectroscopy (microRaman) [109] which permit the researcher to determine that diamond is present in crystallites of submicrometre, perhaps even nanometre size. Early scientists like Moissan [110] and Hannay [111] performed experiments in the pressure and temperature ranges now being cited as feasible for hydrothermal synthesis of diamond [38, 112, 113]. Had they been equipped to use the analytical techniques now available, they may have been proven correct in their claims, but in a particle size regime much finer than they were able to inspect. 

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