Applied Spectroscopy: A Compact Reference For Practitioners

Applied Spectroscopy: A Compact Reference for Practitioners

This book delineates practical, tested, general methods for ultraviolet, visible, and infrared spectrometry in clear language for novice users, and serves as a reference resource for advanced spectroscopists. Applied Spectroscopy includes important information and equations which will be referred to regularly. The book emphasizes reflectance and color measurements due to their common usage in todays spectroscopic laboratories, and contains methods for selectinga measurement technique as well as solar and color measurements. Written by experts in the field, this text covers spectrometry of new materials, ceramics, and textiles, and provides an appendix of practical reference data for spectrometry. Review "...There is a lot of valuable information in this book, which will serve practitioners of UV-visible and near IR reflectance spectrometry well as a reference text, and researchers and students as a primer in these subjects." --Chemistry in Britain published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, Feb 1999 From the Back Cover The purpose of this book is to delineate practical, tested general spectroscopic methods (for ultraviolet, visible, near infrared, and infrared spectometry) in basic terms for novice users and to provide a reference resource for advanced spectroscopists. The editors have sought to make the text practical-containing important information and equations that will be referred to on a continuing basis by practicing spectroscopists. About the Author Jerry Workman, Jr. is Chief Technical Officer and Vice President of Research& Engineering at Argose Inc., Waltham, MA. In his career, Workman hasfocused on molecular and electronic spectroscopy and chemometrics. He haspublished over 200 scientific papers, 7 text volumes, and over 20 patents,patents pending, and trade secrets. He received the B. A. degree in naturalsciences and M. A. degree in biological sciences and genetics from SaintMary's University of Minnesota, and the Ph.D. degree in biological chemistryfrom Columbia Pacific University. He has completed technical managementcertificates from Columbia University and MIT. He is a Fellow of theAmerican Institute of Chemists, the American Society for Testing andMaterials International, and the Royal Society of Chemistry. In 2002 he wasthe recipient of the ASTM International Award of Merit; IBC InternationalScientist of the Year; and the Eastern Analytical Symposium Award forOutstanding Achievements in the Field of Near Infrared Spectroscopy.Dr. Art Springsteen is a principal scientist and the director of Reflectance Research at Labsphere Inc. in North Sutton, New Hampshire. He has published numerous articles on optical material synthesis and characterization and measurement techniques of reflectance and diffuse transmittance. In addition, he is the author of Reflectance Spectroscopy: A Guide to Reflectance Materials. He received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from West Virginia University.