Dec 18, 2018 | Application, Fluorescence, News, Raman
Tis the Season! A Diamond is Forever? You’re about to ask the biggest question of your life, on one knee, in front of her entire family, on Christmas Eve. You’re nervous. Your mind starts to go to the dark places… Are you sure that sparkly rock is a diamond? What if...
Dec 12, 2018 | Application, News, Raman
Overview: Last month’s technical note titled “Raman Fundamentals for Miniature Spectrometers” introduced the physical principals of Raman spectroscopy and typical experimental set-ups using Raman Spectrometers. One crucial topic not discussed in that article was the...
Nov 27, 2018 | Agriculture, Application, LED Measurement, Solar SpectroRadiometry, SpectroRadiometry
DP Petrella, EH Han, EJ Nangle, JC Scheerens… – … and Experimental Botany, 2018 Abstract Halotropism is a form of adaptive directional growth in which roots grow away from areas of high salt concentrations. Halotropism is thought to function in cooperation with...
Nov 27, 2018 | Application, Chemistry, Optical Metrology
P Miluski, M Kochanowicz, J Zmojda, T Ragin… – Optical Materials, 2018 Abstract The article presents energy transfer observed in poly (methyl methacrylate) co-doped by trivalent terbium and europium ions. The measured spectra and terbium luminescence decay...
Nov 27, 2018 | Agriculture, Application, Reflectance
T Campbell, P Fearns – Remote Sensing Applications: Society and …, 2018 Abstract With Apis mellifera (the European Honey Bee) having an average forage radius of less than one kilometre from their hive, selecting the best location for beehives is critical for...