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By:David Pfeil
The advantages and disadvantages of measuring mercury with cold vapor atomic absorption spectroscopy, cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectroscopy, and direct analysis by thermal decomposition are explained.
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July 1, 2011
By:Laura Bush
From the field to the synchrotron, XRF is expanding its power and scope.
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May 1, 2011
By:Howard Mark
Our yearly review of the hottest products at Pittcon
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February 11, 2011
By:Edmund Optics, Inc., Stephan Briggs
The onset of nanotechnology and targeted therapy methods for a number of pathologies has made it increasingly more difficult to image effectively in the medical field. With that being said, the inception of quantum dots and the improvements to optical filters has made this once daunting task a common practice.
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February 11, 2011
By:Duyen Nguyen, Eric Wu
In recent years, the spectroscopy community has observed rapid development of Raman instrumentation and its usefulness in a variety of applications. Routine Raman analysis with 785 nm excitation has served well for the great majority of industrial applications and has become the most favored instrument configuration.
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February 11, 2011
X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) provides sensitive analysis of the atomic composition of samples. The technique is particularly well-suited for analyzing the elemental range from sodium to uranium, which covers the majority of the metallic elements.
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September 1, 2010
By:Dr. Dirk Hüttenberger, Apocare Pharma GmbH, Avantes
For the optimization of photodynamic therapy the spectroscopic detection of photosensitizer molecules, which are selectively enriched in tumour cells, can be useful.
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September 1, 2010
By:Bruce Scruggs, Ph.D., Ametek EDAX
Building on more than 10 years of Micro-XRF experience, the Orbis spectrometer yields a system with excellent Micro-XRF capability while setting a new standard in analytical flexibility.
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February 1, 2010
By:Gregorgy Fales, Edmund Optics, Inc.
Diagnostic instruments such as blood analyzers and flow cytometers utilize induced fluorescence to detect bio-factors of interest in a heterogeneous sample.
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