Spectroscopy-06-01-2017

The resonance Raman spectra of carotenoids vary with subtle changes on the functional side groups, making these spectra useful for identifying and characterizing carotenoids.

Michael Wieser uses MC-ICP-MS to measure isotopic compositions at trace levels, in applications ranging from geological studies to protein research.

Outliers are fundamentally a very fuzzy notion. Here, we try to clear up what outliers are and how they affect your data.

This review describes the most common approaches to laser ablation-LIBS and LA-ICP-MS-and provides an introduction to laser-ablation molecular isotopic spectrometry.

This method, for the evaluation of the enantiomeric purity of particular phosphonate derivatives, offers advantages in terms of cost, simplicity, and measurement speed.

Recently, the compact MAGPRO’s maximum voltage was increased from 60 kV to 70 kV while maintaining the same size profile. This article highlights the advantages of 70 kV excitation of cadmium, an element of interest for Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS), at parts per million (ppm) levels.

Industry leaders answer this question: In what area will spectroscopy see the biggest growth in the next five years?

The use of photodiode-array (PDA) ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) spectrophotometers is mainly adopted in industrial applications such as pharmaceutical and chemical production, coatings, or food and agriculture processing.

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