Nov 10, 2017 | Detectors, Electronics, Glossary of Spectroscopy Terms
The baseline offset is the number of counts generated by the detector when there is no light. Several sources of noise are always present, so it is impossible to have no counts. The main components of baseline offset are electronic offset, dark current, and readout...
Nov 10, 2017 | Frequently Asked Questions, Integrating Spheres
Question: I would like to measure power and wavelength of various lasers and LEDs. I guess there must be a limit to how high power the integrating spheres (IC2 or IS6) can take. Do you know? SpectraWizard’s Answer: This question depends on if you are asking how...
Oct 12, 2017 | Applications, Biomedical & Life Science, Industrial & Process Analysis, Raman
Raman spectroscopy is utilized in a variety of ways, ranging from the characterization of protein-nucleic acid interactions1 to analyzing dyes in ancient artwork2. When dealing with sensitive samples, a common issue one runs into is damaging the sample. Laser powers...
Oct 3, 2017 | Application, Industrial & Process Analysis, Raman
R Takeshima, Y Hattori, S Managaki, M Otsuka – International Journal of …, 2017 Abstract In the present study, the dehydration process of caffeine hydrate (CAH) was investigated by calibrating the moisture content in the caffeine tablet using backscattering...
Oct 3, 2017 | Application, Applications, Industrial & Process Analysis, Raman
MS Barclay, TJ Quincy, DB Williams-Young, M Caricato… – The Journal of Physical …, 2017 Abstract Femtosecond stimulated Raman scattering (FSRS) probes the structural dynamics of molecules in electronically excited states by following the evolution of the...