Spectroscopy-03-01-2012

For any given spectrometric system with a defined resolution and excition results, the background equivalent concentration is a characteristic of spectral lines.

Techniques with the highest growth prospects include Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry, portable mass spectrometry, and X-ray diffraction.

Ionization strategies and themes first developed in organic secondary ion mass spectrometry underlie many modern MS methods. Here's how it works.

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Polarization/orientation micro-Raman spectroscopy promises to be an important analytical tool to complement micro-X-ray diffraction.

A quick and accurate method for detecting the antifungal agent crystal violet in aquaculture.

Spectroscopy recently interviewed Robert J. Levis, professor of chemistry at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on his work with strong lasers, including specific applications such as tissue typing and tissue analysis.

Click the title above to open the Spectroscopy March 2012 regular issue, Vol 27 No 3, in an interactive PDF format.

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.