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Instruments for ____ include instruments which detect UV, visible, and IR regions of spectrum.

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Optical Spectroscopy

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___ and ____ instruments are not technically optical techniques, since ____

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UV and IR
human eye is not sensitive to both, and they are outside visible region

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Instrument Components (5)

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Radiation Source
Wavelength Selector
Sample Holder
Detector
Signal processor and readout

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Describe absorption measurements process

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source > wavelength selector > sample > detector > signal processor and readout

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Describe fluorescence measurements process

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source > wavelength selector > sample > wavelength selector > detector > sign processor and readout

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Describe emission measurements process

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Source and sample > wavelength selector > detector> signal processor and readout

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Generate a beam of radiation that is stable and has sufficient power at the desired wavelength

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Radiation source

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Types of Radiation Sources (2)

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Continuum Sources
Line Sources

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Emit radiation over a broad wavelength range and the intensity of the radiation changes slowly as a function of wavelength

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Continuum Sources

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Most common UV source

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Deuterium lamp

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Most common visible source

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Tungsten lamp

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Common sources for IR instruments

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Glowing inert solids

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Used when an intense source is required (fluorescence)

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High pressure, gas filled (argon, xenon, mercury) lamps

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emit a limited number lines or bands of radiation at specific wavelengths

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Line Sources

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Types of line sources (3)

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Hollow cathode lamps
Electrodeless discharge lamps
Lasers

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Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

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Lasers

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device that isolates restricted region of the electromagnetic spectrum used for measurement

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Wavelength Selector

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limited, narrow, continuous group of wavelengths

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band

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measures the quality of wavelength selector

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inverse of the effective bandwidth

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peak width at half height of a plot of the output of a wavelength selector (%T) as a function of wavelength

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effective bandwidth

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Types of Wavelength Selector (2)

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Filter
Monochromator

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used when there is only one wavelength of interest

device that selectively transmit light of different wavelengths

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Filter

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Designed for spectral scanning and used in most scanning spectrometers (UV, vis, IR)

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Monochromator

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Types of Filter (2)

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Interference filter
Absorption filter

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works in interference phenomenon, causes rejection of unwanted wavelength by selective reflection
Interference filter
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functions by absorbing unwanted wavelengths and transmit the required wavelengths
absorption filter
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rely on constructive and destructive interference in order to select a narrow bandwidth of radiation
interference filter
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radiation will only pass through the interference filter if?
constructive interference occurs
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consists of a pair ir mirrored, partially transparent plates separated by a wedge-shape layer of dielectric material
Interference wedge
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among a growing repertoire of optical devices and materials that have resulted from the broad availability of laser technology
Holographic filter
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a laser beam is split into two beams, which are directed by mirrors to recombine at the surface of a photosensitive film
Holographic filter
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Types of absorption filter (2)
Glass filter Gelatin filter
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cut-off filters have ___ transmittance over a visible region and rapidly fall off to ___
100 to 0 percent
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often ___ absorption filter are paired to give a narrower band of transmittance
two
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made of solid sheet of glass that has been colored by pigments which is dissolved or dispersed in glass
Glass filter
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Prepared by adding organic pigment in gelatin sheets
Gelatin filter
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Why are gelatin filters not used nowadays?
tend to deteriorate with time gets affected by heat and moisture
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transmit a narrow band of wavelength of radiation
monochromator
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Parts of Monochromator (5)
Entrance Slit Collimating Lens or Mirror Prism or Grating Focusing Lens or Mirror Exit Slit
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provides rectangular optical image of the incoming polychromatic radiaiton
entrance slit
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provides a parallel beam of radiation that impinges upon the dispersive element
collimating lens or mirror
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dispersive component
prism or grating
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focuses the dispersed radiation on the exit slit
focusing lens or mirror
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isolated the wavelength band of interest
exit slit
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Types of Monochromator (2)
Prism and Grating
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Made of glass, quartz, fused silica
Prism monochromator
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When white light is passed through glass prism, ____
dispersion of polychromatic light in rainbow occurs
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By rotation of the prism, ____ can be made to pass through in the exit slit
different wavelengths of spectrum
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Dispersion and wavelength relationship
Dispersion increases as wavelength shortens (nonlinear)
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most effective in converting a polychromatic light to monochromatic light with a resolution of 0.1 nm
Grating Monochromator
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Higher and linear dispersion compared to prism monochromator
Grating Monochromator
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Types of Grating Monochromator (2)
Diffraction grating Transmission grating
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more refined dispersion of light is obtained; large number of parallel line (grooves) on highly polished surface of aluminum
Diffraction grating
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Refraction takes place instead of reflection that produces reinforcement
Transmission grating
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Gives linear function of dispersion as a function of wavelengths
Grating Monochromator
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Type of diffraction grating characterized by a relatively low groove density, but a groove shape which is optimized for use at high incidence angles and therefore high diffraction orders
Echelle grating
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Type of diffraction grating with a grooved or blazed mirror that has relatively broad faves upon which reflection occurs and narrow unused faces
Echellete or blazed grating
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Major difference between echelle and echellette gratings
Echelle gratings have fewer blazings (grooves) than Echellette gratings
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Two pieces of carefully machined metal to give sharp edges that are exactly parallel to one another
Monochromator Slit
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Slits are commonly connected to ___ mechanism so the slit width can be adjusted
micrometer mechanism
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The effective bandwidth of a wavelength selector is the ____ of the band of the radiation in wavelength units at ____
width half-peak height
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For qualitative analysis, slit width is ___ in order to resolve narrow peaks
narrow
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For ___ analysis, slit widths are increased to improve the light gathering power or intensity of the output radiation
Quantitative analysis
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Another important method to detect a spectrum without the need of separating wavelengths
Interferometry
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uses interference of light to record a spectrum
interferometry
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Converts the radiant energy into a usable signal (electricity)
Detector
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Early detectors in spectroscopic instruments (3)
human eye or photographic plates or films
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General types of radiation transducers (2)
Photon detectors Thermal detectors
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Photon detectors (7)
Vacuum phototubes Photomultiplier tubes Photovoltaic cells Silicon photodiodes Photoconducting detector Diode array Others
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Composed of semicylindrical cathode and a wire anode inside of an evacuated, transparent tube
Vacuum Phototubes
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The cathode in vacuum phototubes is coated with ____ that emits electrons when ____
photoemissive material (Ga/As) struck by EM radiation
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By applying a potential across the cathode and anode, the electrons will flow from _____ resulting in a ____
cathode to anode photocurrent
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The photocurrent is ___ and sent to a ____
amplified and sent to a readout device
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The power of incident radiation impinging upon cathode is ____ to the current of electrons induced in the phototube
directly proportional
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Useful for measurement of low radiant powers (weak light signal) contains dynodes
Photomultiplier Tube
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Constructed of a semiconducting later (Se) deposited on an Fe or Cu cathode and the semiconductor is coated with a thin metallic layer (Au or Ag) which serves as anode
Photovoltaic Cell
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When radiation reaches the semiconductor, ____ are broken resulting in ____
covalent bonds are broken resulting in conduction electrons and holes
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Electron flow in Photovoltaic Cell
Anode (metallic layer) to cathode (semiconductor)
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thin film of semiconductor material absorption of radiation by these materials promotes nonconducting valence electrons to higher energy conducting state, thus ____
Photoconductive Detector decreasing the electrical resistance of the semiconductor
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Types of Photoconductive Detector (2)
PbS photon detector HgCd telluride detector
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photoconductive detector used near IR
PbS photon detector
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photoconductive detector used for mid and far IR region; cooled with liquid N2, also finds widespread use in FTIR
HgCd telluride detector
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Consists of a reverse-biased pn junction on a silicon chip
Silicon Photodiode
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Multi-channel detector made up of an array of photosensitive silicon diodes on a single silicon chip
Diode Array Detector
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eliminates the need for a monochromator
Diode Array Detector
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Measures the heat induced by the impinging radiation
Thermal detectors
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Thermal detectors are used for _____ because ____
infrared spectroscopy photons in IR lack the energy to cause photoemission of electrons
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Types of thermal detectors (4)
Thermocouples Bolometers Pyroelectric transducers Pneumatic cells
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Consists of a pair of junctions formed when two pieces of metal such as bismuth are fused to either end of a dissimilar metal such as antimony
Thermocouple
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Thermocouple has ___ response time
slow
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Thermocouple is more common in older scanning IR instruments but ___
not well suited for FT-IR
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type of resistance thermometer constructed of strips of metals such as platinum or nickel or from a semiconductor which provides an electrical signal as a result of the variation in resistance of a conductor with temperature
Bolometer
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incident radiation is absorbed and heats up a thermal mass which is connected to a reservoir of constant temperature through a link with thermal conductance whose temperature increase is measured with a resistive thermometer
Bolometer
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bolometer is very sensitive to ____ and are predominantly used in IR between ___
thermal radiation 10 to 5000 μm
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detect photons through the heat they generate and the subsequent voltage generated in pyroelectric materials
Pyroelectric Detector
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Insulators with very special thermal and electrical properties
crystalline wafers (triglycine sulfate TGS) of pyroelectric materials
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takes place when an electric field is applied across a dielectric material
electric polarization
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Even after removal of the field, they retain a ___
temperature-dependent polarization
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TGS crystals have ___ response time and are _____ as detectors for FT-IR
fast suitable and common
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FT-IR Spectroscopy TGS
Fourier transform Infrared Spectroscopy Triglycine Sulfate

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