Laboratory methods in vibrational spectroscopy. 3rd edition

Book · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6223715

Willis, H A; van der Maas, J H; Miller, R G.J. ^[1]

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This book is the third edition of a text devoted to sampling and sample preparation methods in IR spectrometry. Earlier editions of the book were entitled Laboratory Methods in Infrared Spectroscopy. As in earlier editions, the current text emphasizes laboratory practices in vibrational spectrometry. Chapter 1 provides the terminology and definitions used in vibrational spectrometry. The next three chapters, which discuss group frequencies, IR materials, and spectra of commonly used solvents, contain useful reference information. Chapter 5 is a very long chapter on dispersive IR spectrometers. Chapter 6, on FT-IR spectrometry, includes modern data-handling methods. The chapter on quantitative analysis is directed primarily to single-component analysis, whereas the sections on multicomponent analysis are restricted to K and P matrix and curve fitting, omitting partial least-squares and principal component regression analysis. Two of the most useful chapters are on simple sampling (a topic all too often overlooked) and preparation of polymer samples. The remainder of the book covers specialized topics such as reflection spectroscopy, microsampling, matrix isolation, GC/IR, surface methods, and emission spectrometry. Two chapters are devoted to Raman spectrometry, and the final chapter presents the theory of IR spectrometry. The authors who contributed to this text are well-respected and well-known spectroscopists. The references are fairly comprehensive; a few are as recent as 1986, although the bulk of them are from 1982 or earlier. The book does not address current IR and Raman technology very well, but it does offer valuable fundamental information. The organization is good, and many important points concerning sampling is discussed.

• OSTI ID: 6223715
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Reviewed by James A. de Haseth, Univ. of Georgia, in Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 61, No. 4 (15 Feb 1989)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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