Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy is used for elemental analysis and utilizes high-powered lasers and spectrometer to analyze a minute sample. While this technique has known for quite sometime, it is only…
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Read MoreMeasuring the Fluorescence of Green and Blue Proteins in Algae: Bioluminescence from marine microorganisms has been observed by many people at various beaches across the world. A bright bursting energy…
Read MoreThe lighting industry has gone through a rapid transition over the past ten years with the commercial success of LED lighting. This boom in LED lighting has been fueled by…
Read MoreIntroduction Because of its size and low power requirements, the AvaSpec CompactLine (affectionately called the “mini”) is often used with a raspberry pi, Arduino, or other single-board computers. This headless…
Read MoreTransmission spectra can be used in a wide range of measurements and data collection to reveal unique and unknown properties of materials. It is crucial to understand how materials that…
Read MoreThis post is the first in a series on “Creating a Python Project for Spectroscopy” In this tutorial, I want to show you how to set up an Avantes spectrometer…
Read MoreWhen a molecule absorbs a photon, it imparts energy to the molecule causing it to temporarily excite from the ground state to a higher electronic or vibrational energy level. Due…
Read MoreThis post is part of a series on “Creating a Python Spectroscopy Project” Developing a customized Python project application to integrate with Avantes Spectrometers is easier than you might expect.…
Read MoreThe importance of NIR reflection spectra has proven to be a reliable method of identifying unique characteristics and properties of various materials, including types of plastics. Different types of plastics…
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