http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Article/list/36340 A monthly feature that analyzes the current trends and techniques in the separations market. 2012-05-18T02:50:36Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Articles/Market-Profile-Portable-Raman-Spectroscopy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/773924?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Raman spectroscopy is a powerful analytical technique that has rapidly developed from an impractical concept into a powerful handheld technique. The inherent advantages of Raman spectroscopy have led to rapid growth in demand from pharmaceutical and government organizations. As is typical in a fast-growing market, the competitive landscape is very dynamic. 2012-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/202012/773924null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Benchtop-NMR-for-Agriculture-and-Fo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/771307?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 People most often think of gargantuan systems that cost millions of dollars when someone mentions nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. 2012-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/182012/771307null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile/Market-Profile-Raman-Imaging/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/761568?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 One of the driving subsegments of the Raman spectroscopy market is Raman imaging. The speed and chemical information that imaging provides is helping the technique steadily replace conventional Raman microscopy. 2012-02-23T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/082012/761568null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile+Column/Terahertz-Spectroscopy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/756704?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 One of the newest and fastest-growing subsegments of the molecular spectroscopy market is terahertz spectroscopy. It makes use of a previously underused segment of the electromagnetic spectrum and is already seeing demand from a variety of industries. Although it remains unclear which industries will become major adopters of the technology, it looks certain that terahertz spectroscopy will develop into a major segment of the molecular spectroscopy market. 2012-01-20T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/032012/756704null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile/Market-Profile-Fluorescence-Correlation-Spectrosco/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/752310?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) is a relatively new and advanced subsegment of the fluorescence spectroscopy market. FCS can provide a wealth of very specific physiochemical information that is most useful to those in biology and related sectors. 2012-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/512011/752310null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile/Environmental-Market-for-UV-vis/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/744432?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 UV-vis spectroscopy, which includes photometers and turbidimeters, provides a simple method for addressing a wide range of basic water analysis parameters that are crucial to environmental analysis. The environmental market for UV and visible spectroscopy techniques accounts for close to 30% of the entire laboratory and portable UV?vis spectroscopy market. 2011-10-17T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/432011/744432null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile/Market-Profile-Spectroscopic-Ellipsometry/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/745420?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Ellipsometry is a spectroscopic technique used to measure dielectric properties of thin films. Spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE), which is the largest subset of the technique, is a very useful research tool, and is a popular analytical tool in many fast-growing industries. The market for SE is currently in the midst of a very strong upswing in demand. 2011-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/432011/745420null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile/Market-Profile-Handheld-and-Portable-FT-IR/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/747048?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Major technological advances have allowed the market for handheld and portable Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy to develop almost overnight. Demand from a variety of industries and applications is continuing to take shape, and many major vendors in the market have taken note and made sure to grab themselves a major stake in this fast growing area. 2011-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/452011/747048null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile/Market-Profile-Process-FT-NIR-for-PAT-in-Pharma-an/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/747049?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Fourier-transform near-infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy continues to be a rapidly growing process analytical technique, particularly in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry. The technique offers a number of advantages for online applications, and most of the major NIR instrument vendors now compete in this segment of the market. 2011-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/452011/747049null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile/LCndashMS-Water-Analysis/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/724975?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) is a very powerful analytical technique that combines two dimensions of separation techniques. It is finding a rapidly growing demand from water analysis applications due to the increasing need to monitor water for new potential contaminants at very low levels. Despite very strong continued growth in the area, competition is already fairly concentrated among the top several competitors. 2011-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/232011/724975null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile/Raman-Spectroscopy-for-Security/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/719066?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 One of the fastest growing new areas of demand for Raman spectroscopy is in the security market. Technological improvements have helped to unlock the large potential of the technique for security applications. There has been a rash of acquisitions in the market that have completely reshaped the competitive landscape over the last few years, which is typical of such dynamic markets. 2011-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/192011/719066null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile/Market-Profile-NMR-Probes/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/715000?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 One of the most critical components to the performance of any high-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) system is the NMR probe. The probe is where all of the action happens within an NMR system, and they are offered in a wide variety of sizes and configurations for different applications. The aftermarket for NMR probes, alone, is quite a sizeable market, and will continue to be a major driver of the market. 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/152011/715000null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile/Total-Reflectance-X-Ray-Fluorescence-Spectroscopy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/713006?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 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. 2011-02-11T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/132011/713006null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile/Market-Profile-ICP-and-ICP-MS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/706157?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectroscopy and ICP–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) provide an interesting set of similarities and contrasts. 2011-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/062011/706157null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile/Market-Profile-FT-IR-Spectroscopy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/688567?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Fourier transform–infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy has become a very popular technique because of its ability to analyze such a broad range of chemicals and compounds. 2010-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/392010/688567null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-X-Ray-for-Security-Applications/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/680768?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 X-ray wavelengths correspond to both atomic energy levels and interatomic spacings, enabling X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) in laboratories. 2010-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/312010/680768null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile/Market-Profile-Process-Raman-Spectroscopy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/676251?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Raman spectroscopy has rapidly become an established analytical technique in the lab, in the field, and online. Its inherent advantages make it very well suited for industrial applications, which has led to the rise of significant demand from a broad range of industries. Strong potential growth for process Raman remains, even after the impact of the recent recession. 2010-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/272010/676251null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile/Market-Profile-Triple-Quadrupole-GCndashMS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/669956?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Until recently, triple-quadrupole gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) has been a relatively obscure segment of the GC–MS market. However, it is now exploding into a major market segment. New entrants and recent instrument introductions indicate that there has been a significant unmet need in the GC–MS market for such capabilities. 2010-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/202010/669956null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Portable-and-Handheld-Raman/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/665765?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Raman spectroscopy in general, and specifically, handheld and portable Raman, has developed very rapidly over the past decade due to technological developments that have unleashed the advantages of the technique. Portable/handheld Raman spectroscopy has gone from an insignificant market to the largest portable molecular spectroscopy technique in just a few years. 2010-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/162010/665765null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Process-NMR/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/662982?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Somewhat unique among molecular spectroscopy techniques, the application of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) for industrial process analysis is driven primarily by the petroleum industry. 2010-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/132010/662982null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Terahertz-Spectroscopy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/660793?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 One of the last frontiers of molecular spectroscopy is in the terahertz region, for which instrumentation has only been developed within the past decade. 2010-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/112010/660793null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Magnetic-Sector-ICP-MS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/655358?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 The ultimate in atomic spectroscopy performance, magnetic sector inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometery (ICP-MS) instruments are used for the most demanding analyses. There is significant demand across several industries, despite the fact that the global market for such instrumentation is a niche area. 2010-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/062010/655358null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Process-FT-NIR/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/651061?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Fourier transform–near infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy is one of a number of molecular spectroscopy techniques that are already used for online process analysis across a number of industries, but are still seeing significant growth in demand. FT-NIR technology has a number of inherent advantages for online analysis. 2009-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/022010/651061null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Portable-fluorometers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/645428?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 A small niche market within fluorescence spectroscopy is portable fluorometers. Primary applications are in the agricultural industry, but there is considerable potential elsewhere. The market landscape is small and fragmented, with no dominant leader, and significant potential for growth. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/492009/645428null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Laboratory-FT-Raman/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637192?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Fourier transform (FT)–Raman spectroscopy is one of two general categories of Raman spectroscopy. Its adoption helped make Raman spectroscopy a commercially viable analytical technique, and it is still widely used. Although it has become somewhat of a niche technique, demand continues to grow. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/442009/637192null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-X-Ray-Diffractometry/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609462?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 X-ray diffractometry (XRD) is an X-ray–based method for determining the crystal structure of a material. Because X-ray wavelengths are of roughly the same size as the interatomic spacings of a crystal, significant diffraction of the waves occurs. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/282009/609462null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Raman-Enabled-FT-IR/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600801?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Infrared (IR) spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy are very complementary methods. The strongest demand tends to come from applications that require analytical information from a potentially broad range of compounds and functional groups. The global market for combined Raman and FT-IR accounts for a small but growing percentage of both the broader IR and Raman spectroscopy markets. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/222009/600801null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-LC-MS-Time-of-Flight-Mass-Spectrome/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597213?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 An oft-overlooked segment of the mass spectrometry market is time-of-flight LC–MS. Although LC-TOF does not possess the capabilities of more expensive mass spectrometry techniques, it fills an important price-to-performance segment of the market. The trickling down of technology and heavy competition are contributing to a strong market outlook for the area. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/192009/597213null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Microvolume-Spectroscopy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592276?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Microvolume spectroscopy is a very new segment of the molecular spectroscopy market, but it already accounts for about 10% of the combined UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy markets. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/152009/592276null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Lifetime-Fluorescence/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/588118?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Lifetime fluorescence is a subset of fluorescence spectroscopy in which the time between excitation and relaxation is measured, rather than just the intensity of the emitted energy. The technique is used primarily in biological applications, but has a number of other uses as well. Lifetime fluorescence is a well-established niche market. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/122009/588118null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-IMS-x-MS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/583777?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Mass spectrometry (MS) is a broadly used analytical technique that is often combined with some form of chromatography to provide a second dimension of separation. However, vendors recently have begun incorporating ion mobility separation (IMS) into high-end LC–MS instruments, thus providing an additional level of ion separation. 2009-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/092009/583777null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/ICP-MS/Market-Profile-LC-ICP-MS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/576644?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 The coupling of HPLC with ICP-MS is a relatively new technique that combines two very well established analytical methods. The combination of these analytical methods provides what could prove to be a very useful technique in clinical analysis. The total LC-ICP-MS market amounts to only a few percent of the overall ICP-MS market, but it is rapidly developing into a significant niche market. 2009-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/042009/576644null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/FT-IR+Spectroscopy/Market-Profile-Handheld-and-Portable-FT-IR/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/572068?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 The handheld and portable Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) market is a very new and rapidly growing market thanks to the intersection of technological advancements and new demand. Relative to other portable analytical technologies, the range of applications for the technology is more diverse. Despite the rapid growth and potential for this market, however, only a handful of competitors currently dominate the market. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/512008/572068null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Fluorescence/Market-Profile-Luminometers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564414?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Although the market for dedicated single-tube luminometers now pales in comparison to multimode fluorometers and microplate readers, such luminometers continue to satisfy a niche market. The relative simplicity and therefore low cost is their major advantage, which is appealing to smaller life science laboratories. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/452008/564414null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Lasers/Market-Profile-Laser-Ellipsometry/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/563040?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Ellipsometry is the analysis of the change in the state of polarized light after it has reflected from the surface of a thin film sample. 2008-10-10T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/452008/563040null REMOTE http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Lasers/Market-Profile-Laser-Ellipsometry/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557891?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Ellipsometry is the analysis of the change in the state of polarized light after it has reflected from the surface of a thin film sample. Laser ellipsometry, which has certain advantages and disadvantages, is a subset of this market. Applications for laser ellipsometry prinarily are related to the semiconductor and electronics industry, but its use in the life sciences could offer significant new demand. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/412008/557891null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/X-Ray+Spectroscopy/Market-Profile-Cement-Analysis-by-XRF/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528884?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) is one of the primary analytical tools used in the cement industry for a variety of related applications. The principle of XRF is relatively simple; a source directs X-rays onto the atoms of the sample, ejecting electrons from the inner electron shells. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/282008/528884null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Raman+Spectroscopy/Market-Profile-Portable-and-Handheld-Raman/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/525675?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 The continuing pace of technological advancements in scientific instruments has recently led to a wide range of commercially viable portable and handheld instruments, and the Raman spectroscopy market is no exception. While security applications have received much of the early attention in relation to handheld instruments, other applications are beginning to replace demand from the security markets. 2008-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/262008/525675null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/TOF-MS/Market-Profile-MALDI-Imaging/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515897?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 The adoption of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for imaging applications is a major recent development in the market. Applications lie squarely in the life sciences area, being primarily in histopathology. The market for MALDI imaging products already accounts for a significant and rapidly growing portion of the aftermarket for MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/192008/515897null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Mass+Spectrometry/Market-Profile-MALDI-Tandem-Mass-Spectrometry/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507427?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 First developed in the mid-1980s, matrix assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) added a complementary mass spectrometry ionization technique to others that were already on the market, such as electrospray ionization (ESI). 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/142008/507427null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/UV/Market-Profile-UVVisNIR/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/503643?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 While the overall laboratory UV and Visible spectroscopy market was worth well over $700 million in 2007, the UV/Vis/NIR segment represented less than 10% of it. UV/Vis/NIR instruments utilize multiple detectors to cover a broader spectrum of analysis, and typically are among the highest-end systems in the UV-Vis market. 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/122008/503643null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Mass+Spectrometry/Market-Profile-Portable-Mass-Spectrometers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/493131?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 The concept of portable mass spectrometry has been around for some time, but the realization of such technology has been largely limited until very recently. More than ever before, recent technological advances now make smaller, lighter, and more effective mass spectrometers possible. Such advances will lend themselves to a growing spectrum of applications as well. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/082008/493131null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/ICP-MS/Market-Profile-ICP-amp-ICP-MS/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/485793?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectroscopy is an important optical emission technique, with strong applications in environmental testing and related areas. The basic principle of ICP involves the introduction of a liquid sample into an argon plasma torch, which provides the excitation energy required to stimulate atomic emission in the sample. The geometry of the torch with respect to the optical components provides one source of control over the analysis. The axial mode, with the optics directed toward the plasma jet, provides better detection levels, although the radial (side-on) mode generally is less problematic. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/042008/485793null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/FT-IR+Spectroscopy/Market-Profile-Life-Science-Process-FT-IR/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/480207?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Fourier transform–infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy technology has progressed considerably over the past two decades, and it is now a relatively established analytical technique for process monitoring in addition to being a standard tool in the laboratory. The inherent design of FT-IR systems makes them preferable for use as a process monitoring and analysis tool, particularly in the life science industries, which is a promising market. 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/512007/480207null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Fluorescence/Market-Profile-Fluorescence-Microscopy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/476137?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Although overshadowed by other technologies, demand for fluorescence microscopy is already strong and is growing rapidly. The technology is proving to be very useful for specific life science applications. 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/482007/476137null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Magnetic+Resonance%2FNMR/Market-Profile-Low-Field-and-Fixed-Magnet-NMR/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/462530?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 The high-flying field of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), which is continuing to see strong growth as it approaches the $1 billion mark in annual market revenues, overshadows the market for low-field and fixed magnet NMR. These systems are far simpler and less expensive than the larger systems many have come to think of when they hear the term NMR. The range of applications for low-field and fixed magnet NMR is vast, which is contributing to strong growth in demand. 2007-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/402007/462530null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-FT-IR-for-Security-Applications/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/457039?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 While Fourier transform–infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy is commonly thought of as a laboratory analytical technique for which annual demand tops $200 million worldwide, it is also becoming an important technique in the post-9/11 era of heightened security measures. FT-IR has several advantages over dispersive infrared that make it highly advantageous for most security applications. There are a fair number of application areas for FT-IR within the security instrumentation market. 2007-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/372007/457039null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Hanheld-NIR/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/443488?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has become one of the more widely utilized analytical methods for both laboratory and process applications as a result of its ability to characterize a wide range of compounds, and the relative ease with which samples can be analyzed. These characteristics are now leading to the rise of the market for handheld and portable NIR instruments. 2007-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/302007/443488null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Process-Raman-Spectroscopy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/436819?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 The market for process Raman spectroscopy is becoming established as a standard process analytical technique. The inherent traits of the technique make it among the best-suited analytical techniques for online usage. The diverse range of applications for process Raman ensures that growth in demand will continue to be robust well into the future. 2007-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/252007/436819null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Electron-Transfer-Dissociation-ETD/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/428074?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Electron transfer dissociation, generally referred to as ETD, is a new fragmentation technique that is associated with ion trap LC–MS instrumentation. Despite being widely introduced less than two years ago, demand for the technique is increasing rapidly. 2007-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/212007/428074null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile---Spectroscopic-Process-Water-Analy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/421823?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Spectroscopic analytical techniques accounted for more than 10% of the process water analysis market in 2006. The two technologies that essentially make up this market segment are turbidimeters and UV photometers. Use of direct online spectroscopic methods is limited to a few relatively large application areas. 2007-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/172007/421823null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Raman-Spectroscopy-for-Security-App/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/412209?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Raman is a category of molecular spectroscopy that has achieved widespread commercial development over the past decade or so for laboratory applications. However, such technological development has helped to make Raman into a viable analytical technology for other applications, such as in the security market. Although this market is only in its infancy, it is expected to see very rapid growth. 2007-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/112007/412209null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Handheld-XRF/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/406625?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Although X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) has long been a tool of the laboratory, the past few years have seen a meteoric rise in the use of handheld XRF units for applications in which a portable unit can increase the speed and efficiency of the testing process. Some years ago, handheld instruments required the use of radioactive materials to provide a source of X-rays, but the development of low-power X-ray tubes has enabled this market to flourish by removing any apprehension about using regulated materials. 2007-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/082007/406625null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-ICP-MS-for-Water-Applications/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/399349?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, or ICPMS, is one of the most sensitive atomic spectroscopy techniques now on the market. There is considerable demand for ICP-MS in a diverse range of water analysis applications, which is driven both by governmental regulations and industrial processing needs. 2007-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/042007/399349null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-FT-NIR/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/393886?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Fourier Transform Near Infrared (FT-NIR) spectroscopy is the most recent addition to laboratory NIR technologies. This technological advancement is heavily utilized in the most modern and fastest growing industries, examples of which include pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. 2006-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/512006/393886null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Lifetime-Fluorescence/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/387877?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Lifetime fluorescence is a significant niche market within the larger category of fluorescence spectroscopy. Although the current scope of application is fairly limited, the potential is quite significant. The range of competition in this area is fairly small, but is expanding. 2006-11-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/472006/387877null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Absorbance-Colorimeters/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/381941?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 The worldwide market for absorbance colorimeters was worth close to $90 million in 2005. Colorimeters also are referred to as photometers and should not be confused with other fundamentally different types of instruments that are also referred to as colorimeters. They are commonly found at the heart of water testing kits that can be configured for numerous applications. Although the market is mature, demand for the technique remains cogent. 2006-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/432006/381941null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Double-Beam-UV-Vis-Spectrophotomete/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/373773?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Double-beam UV–Vis spectrophotometers include the most advanced instruments in the UV–Vis market today. They allow more rapid and greatly simplified UV–Vis analyses for users. The market for double-beam UV–Vis instruments is dominated by the major diversified scientific instrument manufacturers. 2006-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/382006/373773null XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Ion-Trap-Time-of-Flight-IT-TOF-Mass/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/337292?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 The world of mass spectrometry has been evolving at an astounding rate as developers push what is an inherently powerful analytical technique to even higher levels of capability. Numerous configurations of tandem mass analyzers have been commercialized, with one of the most recent being ion-trap time-of-flight. 2006-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/252006/337292/spec_market_thumb_thumbnail.jpg http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/252006/337292/spec_market_main_main.jpg http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/252006/337292/spec_market_flash_flash.jpg XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Mass-Spectrometry-in-Security-Appli/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/327608?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 While mass spectrometry has long been a high-powered and expensive analytical technique for laboratory, improved technical development, combined with post-9/11 demand for advanced security technologies, is leading to the development of the market for mass spectrometry in security applications. 2006-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/202006/327608/spec_market_thumb_thumbnail.jpg http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/202006/327608/spec_market_main_main.jpg http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/202006/327608/spec_market_flash_flash.jpg XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Molecular-Spectroscopy-Aftermarket-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/340144?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 The worldwide market for aftermarket products and service for laboratory molecular spectroscopy was worth more than three-quarters of a billion dollars in 2005, representing quite a significant market in its own right. The aftermarket, which accounts for the majority of this market, consists largely of similar products across the varying molecular spectroscopy techniques. Demand for service is for the most part dependent upon the complexity and cost of the initial systems. 2006-04-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/262006/340144/spec_market_thumb_thumbnail.jpg http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/262006/340144/spec_market_main_main.jpg http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/262006/340144/spec_market_flash_flash.jpg XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Fixed-Wavelength-Molecular-Spectros/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/352934?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 Laboratory fixed-wavelength spectroscopy includes those techniques in which a single or specific excitation wavelength is utilized. There is still significant demand for these instruments in certain applications. The total market for laboratory fixed-wavelength spectroscopy continues to represent a major molecular spectroscopy market, despite being largely overshadowed by scanning and Fourier Transform techniques. 2006-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/262006/352934/spec_market_thumb_thumbnail.jpg http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/262006/352934/spec_market_main_main.jpg http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/262006/352934/spec_market_flash_flash.jpg XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Market+Profile+Column/Market-Profile-Process-Analytical-Technology-Instr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/309537?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 With the unprecendented attention paid to the subject of process analytical technoloy 2006-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/082006/309537/spec_market_thumb_thumbnail.jpg http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/082006/309537/spec_market_main_main.jpg http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/082006/309537/spec_market_flash_flash.jpg XML http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/Departments%3A+Market+Profile/Market-Profile-Energy-Dipersive-X-ray-Fluorescence/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/731260?contextCategoryId=36340&ref=25 A number of analytical methods make use of the X-ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Of these, the technique in widest use is energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF). 2011-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spectroscopy/data/articlestandard/spectroscopy/292011/731260null XML