Spectra of the Month Experiments
Posted on: November 21st, 2022
Background/Applications: Fluorescence spectroscopy can be used in a wide range of applications from medical, to fraud detection, and food safety. For example, in medical applications, fluorescence is being used to…
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Posted on: November 3rd, 2022
Roundup Experiment In this experiment, we tested low concentrations of glyphosate with a special variable path length dip probe with a narrow tip to measure the chemical’s absorbance. We tested…
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Posted on: September 13th, 2022
Background/Applications: Anthocyanins are water-soluble pigments that are responsible for the red, purple, and blue coloring in fruits and vegetables. The colored anthocyanins are used as natural food colorants, and as…
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Posted on: August 25th, 2022
Background/Applications: Human skin measurements apply to many industries and field studies with differing analyses in absorbance, transmission, and or reflectance. In this experiment, we tested the absorbance and reflectance of…
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Posted on: July 28th, 2022
Conducted by: David Ademe, Avantes Inc. Theme: Solar Simulator/Irradiance Background/Applications: Spectral irradiance is the irradiance of a surface per unit frequency or wavelength, depending on whether the spectrum is taken…
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Posted on: June 28th, 2022
Conducted by: David Ademe (Applications Engineer), and Sara Beard (Chemistry Intern), Avantes Inc. Background/Applications: Indocyanine Green (ICG) is a powdered dye that is used for fluorescence imaging in a variety…
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Posted on: May 30th, 2022
Conducted by: David Ademe (Applications Engineer), Avantes Inc. Theme: NIR Reflection Spectroscopy Background/Applications: Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is a spectroscopic method that uses the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum (from…
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Posted on: April 28th, 2022
Spectra of the Month (April, 2022) Conducted by: David Ademe (Applications Engineer), Avantes Inc. Theme: LIBS Background/Applications: Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is a type of atomic emission spectroscopy which uses…
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Posted on: March 30th, 2022
Spectra of the Month (March 2022) Conducted by: David Ademe (Applications Engineer), Avantes Inc. Theme: Transmission Background/Applications: Transmission spectra can be used in a wide range of measurements and data…
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Posted on: February 22nd, 2022
Theme: Fluorescence Conducted by: David Ademe (Applications Engineer), Avantes Inc. Background/Applications: Fluorescence spectroscopy is a method where a single wavelength/band of light is used to excite a sample that emits a…
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