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|Webcasts|February 27, 2020

IR Microscopy—Big Insights from Small Samples

Join us for a webcast presentation in which Dr. Ryan Smith, a Senior Field Applications Scientist at Perkin Elmer, explains principles of infrared microscopy. This presentation will include several practical examples which highlight the insights provided by this technology when testing challenging and unknown samples. Live: Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 at 11am EST | 8am PST | 4pm GMT | 5pm CET On demand available after airing until Feb. 27, 2021 Register free

Register free: http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spec_w/big_insights

Event Overview:
FT-IR technology has been widely adopted as a powerful analytical tool for non-destructive identification and characterization of both organic and inorganic materials, including additives and contaminants. Nevertheless, the standard FT-IR “bench” platform has limitations for the analysis of very small samples or those that have defects that are not readily visible to the eye. Infrared microscopy allows the investigation of miniscule samples that are otherwise too challenging for the FT-IR bench, delivering high quality spectral data for samples smaller than the width of a human hair. This webcast will describe fundamental principles, capabilities, and sampling techniques used for infrared microscopy, along with some practical examples. 

Key Learning Objectives:

  • Learn the basic concepts of IR microscopy and how the measurement is performed

  • Learn more about applications of IR microscopy

Speaker: Ryan Smith, PhD, Sr. Field Application Scientist, PerkinElmer Inc.

Time and Date: Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 at 11am EST | 8am PST | 4pm GMT | 5pm CET

On demand available after airing until Feb 27, 2021

Sponsor: PerkinElmer, Inc.

Register free: http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/spec_w/big_insights

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