Spectroscopy-01-01-2011

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Virtually everything we know about stars is based on spectroscopy, including what we know about magnitude, red shift, and why the night sky is dark.

In an old fable, a man stands outside a bakery for a while savoring the smells of bread and pastries emerging from the shop. Eventually, the baker comes out, angry that the man has been enjoying the aromas of his products for free, and demands payment.

Part I of this two-part article focuses on the raw materials used in pet food manufacturing and all the potential sources of contamination.

This month's column discusses the various multiphoton spectroscopy techniques and the lasers required for each approach.

January 2011

The authors discuss the concept of the explosive bouquet and its application to the spectroscopic detection of explosive compounds such as C4.

Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectroscopy and ICP–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) provide an interesting set of similarities and contrasts.

This month's column describes the use of mass spectrometers in submarines and their more recent use for direct sampling of compounds dissolved in water at ever-increasing depths.

Click the title above to open the Spectroscopy January 2011 regular issue, Vol 26 No 1, in an interactive PDF format.