July 4th 2025
This study used three distinct sample preparation techniques to examine the metal content of geological rocks.
New Method for Detecting Inorganic Chromium in Environmental Water Samples
April 25th 2023Detecting inorganic chromium in water requires a more efficient approach than the current methods. In a recent study, researchers proposed a methodology for detecting inorganic chromium (Cr) in environmental water samples using direct immersion dual-drop microextraction (DIDDME) followed by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry detection.
Terahertz Spectroscopic Analysis of Co-Crystallized Mixtures in an L-threonine Diastereomer System
August 1st 2022Studying the experimental absorption spectra of different proportions co-crystallized mixtures and 1:1 physical mixture of L-thr and L-allo-thr, it was found that the characteristic peaks of the physical mixture include the characteristic peaks of the two diastereomers in the THz band, while amino acid co-crystallized mixtures formed their own characteristic peaks depending on the proportion.
Avoiding Misunderstanding Self-Absorption in Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Analysis
August 1st 2022The physics and chemistry of the phenomenon have been well known for many years, and this knowledge can tell us how self-absorption can be not only “corrected,” but also tuned to our advantage in analytical applications of LIBS.
Review of New Spectroscopic Instrumentation 2016
May 1st 2016Our annual review of products introduced at Pittcon or during the previous year, broken down by the following categories: accessories, atomic spectroscopy, components, imaging, mass spectrometry, mid-IR, NIR, NMR, Raman, software, UV-vis, and X-ray.
Analysis of the State of the Art: ICP-MS
June 1st 2015In honor of Spectroscopy's celebration of 30 years covering the latest developments in materials analysis, we asked a panel of experts to assess the current state of the art of inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and to try to predict how the technology will develop in the future.
Emerging Technology Trends in Atomic Spectroscopy Are Solving Real-World Application Problems
March 14th 2014A look at ICP–MS, ICP–OES, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy in the areas of research and development, marketing, application, and use of these techniques.