The background spectrum will contain information about the species of gases and solvent molecules, which may then be subtracted away from our sample spectrum in order to gain information about just the sample. Step 3: Next, we collect a single-beam spectrum of the sample, which will contain absorption bands from the sample as well as the background gaseous or solvent.
Step 5: Data analysis is done by assigning the observed absorption frequency bands in the sample spectrum to appropriate normal modes of vibrations in the molecules. Despite of the powerfulness of traditional FTIR spectrometers, they are not suitable for real-time monitoring or field use.
So various portable FTIR spectrometers have been developed. Below are two examples. Ahonen et al developed a portable, real-time FTIR spectrometer as a gas analyzer for industrial hygiene use.
The instrument consists of an operational keyboard, a control panel, signal and control processing electronics, an interferometer, a heatable sample cell and a detector. All the components were packed into a cart. To minimize the size of the instrument, the resolution of FTIR spectrometer was sacraficed. But it is good enough for the use of industrial hygiene.
Korb et al developed a portable FTIR spectrometer which only weighs about Moreover, the energy source of the instrument is battery so that the mobility is significantly enhanced. Additionally, this instrument resists vibration. It works well in an operating helicopter. Consequently, this instrument is excellent for the analysis of radiation from the surface and atmosphere of the Earth. The instrument is also very stable. After a three-year operation, it did not lose optical alignment.
The reduction of size was implemented by a creative design of optical system and accessory components. Two KBr prisms were used to constitute the interferometer cavity. Optical coatings replaced the mirrors and beam splitter in the interferometer. The optical path is shortened with a much more compact packaging of components. A small, low energy consuming interferometer drive was designed. It is also mass balanced to resist vibration.
The common He-Ne tube was replaced by a smaller laser diode. The first generation IR spectrometer was invented in late s. It utilizes prism optical splitting system.
The prisms are made of NaCl. Further more, the scan range is narrow. Additionally, the repeatability is fairly poor. As a result, the first generation IR spectrometer is no longer in use. The second generation IR spectrometer was introduced to the world in s. It utilizes gratings as the monochrometer.
The performance of the second generation IR spectrometer is much better compared with IR spectrometers with prism monochrometer, But there are still several prominent weaknesses such as low sensitivity, low scan speed and poor wavelength accuracy which rendered it out of date after the invention of the third generation IR spectrometer.
The invention of the third generation IR spectrometer, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, marked the abdication of monochrometer and the prosperity of interferometer. With this replacement, IR spectrometers became exceptionally powerful.
Consequently, various applications of IR spectrometer have been realized. Simplified representation of a dispersive IR spectrometer. Michelson Interferometer The Michelson interferometer, which is the core of FTIR spectrometers, is used to split one beam of light into two so that the paths of the two beams are different. Schematic of the Michelson interferometer A typical Michelson interferometer consists of two perpendicular mirrors and a beamsplitter. Fourier Transform of Interferogram to Spectrum The interferogram is a function of time and the values outputted by this function of time are said to make up the time domain.
Advantages of Fourier Transform over Continuous-Wave Spectrometry Fourier transform, named after the French mathematician and physicist Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, is a mathematical method to transform a function into a new function. IR spectrum of a sample.
Sample IR spectrum Step 5: Data analysis is done by assigning the observed absorption frequency bands in the sample spectrum to appropriate normal modes of vibrations in the molecules. References P. Griffiths, Science , 2 1, , W. Part 1. Topics in Chemical Instrumentation. Frank A.
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Unknown materials are identified by searching the spectrum against a database of reference spectra. Materials can be quantified using the FTIR materials characterization technique as long as a standard curve of known concentrations of the component of interest can be created.
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