Application Notes: General

This study describes the generation of 3D images of pharmaceutical, biological, and geological samples using image stacking enabled by a highly confocal beam path.

This overview of advanced microparticle analysis shows how particles can be found, classified, and then identified automatically using confocal Raman microscopy.

This compilation provides an introduction to the principles of Raman imaging and shows examples of correlative variations including Raman–SEM, Raman–AFM, and others.

This study of molybdenum disulfide illustrates the advantages of Raman, second harmonic generation (SHG) and photoluminescence (PL) microscopy for investigating TMDs.

This survey shows how Raman imaging can characterize food samples such as honey, chocolate, and fat spreads to help understand the products and production processes.

This application note demonstrates handheld Raman's ability to analyze polymorph transformations and thus differentiate them from each other.

Combining imaging with broadband spectroscopy provides spatiospectral nanoimaging of 2D materials with nanometer spatial resolution and wide spectral coverage.

BaySpec introduces BreezeTM, the world’s smartest palm spectrometer for 400–2500 nm. Breeze efficiently provides maximum sensitivity with ultrafast acquisition.

Data show that for applications where increased absorbance leads to added sensitivity, a variable angle ATR offers a powerful tool for making FTIR measurements.

This note demonstrates the suitability of ICP-OES for fast, sensitive, and robust elemental analysis of water samples, following the DIN EN ISO 11885:2009 requirements.

Teledyne Photon Machines and Glass Expansion present two interface designs that increase the flexibility and signal stability that can be achieved with the Irida system.

This note describes how to acquire reproducible, reliable determination of total organic carbon (TOC) content in drinking water providing a high inorganic-carbon matrix.

This application note demonstrates whether the active pharmaceutical ingredient maintains its original crystal system, and whether there are polymorph impurities.

This Smart Note demonstrates how isotope fingerprints support forensic investigations on human, criminal, environmental, ecological, food, and archaeological materials.

This application note describes the analysis of heavy metals in cannabis with high sensitivity, precision, and accuracy using HR ICP-OES.

A useful, non-destructive sampling technique for the analysis of non-particulate solids is demonstrated. Diffuse reflection and ATR spectra are compared.

Partners from the environmental sensing company JB Hyperspectral discuss the challenges of field measurements and their use of Ocean Insight spectrometers.

Single Reaction Chamber (SRC) technology to simplify and optimize food and mixed-food microwave sample preparation for trace metal analysis using ICP-MS is described.

In this application note, we explore how spectroscopy can be used in plastics recycling to identify and sort a variety of plastics with a high degree of specificity.

This application note discusses and provides examples of the use of AFM-IR to address nanoscale chemical characterization on a range of polymeric and thin film samples.

The Virsa Raman analyzer is ideal for fiber analysis; whether in a laboratory setting or in industrial research, development, or quality assurance.

This overview of advanced microparticle analysis shows how particles can be found, classified, and identified automatically using confocal Raman microscopy.