Spectrum analysis Books

Book SynopsisPrinciples and Practices of Polymer Mass Spectrometry helps readers acquire the skills necessary for selecting the optimal methods, handling samples, analyzing the data, and interpreting the results of the mass spectrometry of polymers. This guide describes the principles of polymer MS and best practices in polymer characterization.Trade Review"The primary audience will be beginning graduate students (or advanced undergraduates) who are starting research on MALDI of polymers. It will also be of great value for industrial chemists who work in polymer MALDI. I would also recommend it to polymer chemists who want to understand how MALDI can help them in their work." (Anal Bioanal Chem, 2010) "Overall, I highly recommend this book for any polymer scientist with access to MALDI-MS as it will aid in the better planning of experiments and interpretation of the results. This is definitely a book for beginning graduate students in the field and for MS facility managers who are constantly exposed to a wide variety of samples, with synthetic polymers being among them." (JACS, 2010)Table of ContentsPreface. Contributors. 1. Overview of MS and MALDI MS for polymer analysis. 2. Ionization Processes and Detection in MALDI-MS of Polymers. 3. Time-of-flight MS for polymer characterization. 4. Polymer analysis with Fourier Transform mass spectrometry. 5. Tandem MS and polymer ion dissociation. 6. Conventional MALDI sample preparation. 7. Solvent-free MALDI sample preparation. 8. MALDI MS for the quantitative determination of polymer molecular mass distribution. 9. New approaches to data reduction in MS. 10. MALDI MS/MS for polymer structure and composition analysis. 11. LC-MALDI MS for polymer characterization. 12. MALDI MS applications for industrial polymers.

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Book SynopsisThe accurate interpretation of infrared spectra of organic structures is an extremely important tool for the analytical chemist. Using up-to-date source material, this volume presents a compilation of the infrared absorption regions of ninety of the most important organic molecular fragments. This highly practical guide introduces the reader to a straightforward technique for determining all the fundamental vibrations of a molecular fragment. The set of normal vibrations and the infrared absorption regions of ninety molecular fragments are then discussed and tabulated. The discussion of each fragment is accompanied by a large number of references. A Guide to the Complete Interpretation of Infrared Spectra of Organic Structures offers the analytical chemist the possibility of a more profound interpretation of infrared spectra. In addition, it assumes only a basic knowledge of infrared spectra, and so will prove very useful for non-specialists who use infrared spectroscopy in analysis.Table of ContentsNormal Vibrations and Absorption Regions of CX3. Normal Vibrations and Absorption Regions of CH2X. Normal Vibrations and Absorption Regions of CHX2. Normal Vibrations and Absorption Regions of CHX. Normal Vibrations and Absorption Regions of CX2. Normal Vibrations and Absorption Regions of C(=X)Y. Normal Vibrations and Absorption Regions of Alkenes andAlkynes. Normal Vibrations and Absorption Regions of NitrogenCompounds. Normal Vibrations and Absorption Regions of Oxy Compounds. Normal Vibrations and Absorption Regions of Sulfur Compounds. Normal Vibrations and Absorption Regions of Ring Structures. Index.

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Book SynopsisRecent advances in both experimental techniques and theoretical methodologies have meant that increasingly sophisticated studies concerning the formation, structures, energetics, and reaction dynamics of state- or energy-selected molecular ions can now be performed. In order to better serve the ion chemistry and physics community, each volume of this series will be dedicated to reviewing a specific topic, emphasizing new experimental and theoretical developments in the study of ions. The Wiley Series in Ion Chemistry and Physics will help stimulate new research directions and point to future opportunities in the field of ion chemistry and physics. This fourth volume is devoted to developments associated with the high resolution study of molecular photoionization, presented from both experimental and theoretical viewpoints. This field has been revolutionized in recent years through the rapid development of zero kinetic energy (ZEKE) photoelectron spectroscopy, which is featured prominenTable of ContentsPartial table of contents: An Historical Introduction to Threshold Photoionization (T. Baer& P.-M. Guyon). High Resolution Spectroscopy with Photoelectrons: ZEKE Spectroscopyof Molecular Systems (K. Muller-Dethlefs). State-Resolved Photoionization Dynamics of Small Molecules UsingCoherent VUV Radiation (R. Wiedman & M. White). VUV-ZEKE Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Final-State Interactions inSmall Molecular Systems (F. Merkt & T. Softley). Rotationally Resolved Autoionization of Molecular Rydberg States(H. Lefebvre-Brion). Exploiting Polarization in the Study of Molecular PhotoionizationDynamics (K. Reid & D. Leahy). ZEKE Studies with Picosecond Lasers (J. Knee). Physics of Near-Threshold States in Molecular Hydrogen (E.Eyler). Indexes.

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Book SynopsisThe manner in which polymers are linked, under certain conditions, forms the main focus of this work. Spectroscopy has, over the years, proved itself to be the technique in providing information at molecular levels for many polymer systems.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: NMR Characterisation of Macromolecules in Solution (A. Fawcett, etal.). Conformation: The Connection Between the NMR Spectra and theMicrostructure of Polymers (A. Tonelli). NMR Studies of Solid Polymers (R. Harris). Multidimensional Solid-State NMR of Polymers (H. Spiess). NMR Imaging of Polymers (J. Koenig). Deformation Studies of Polymers Using Raman Spectroscopy (R.Young). Light Scattering from Polymer Systems (R. Richards). Neutron Scattering from Polymers (A. Rennie). Optical Activity and the Structure of Macromolecules (F.Ciardelli, et al.). Polymer Luminescence and Photophysics (D. Phillips M. Carey). Index.

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Book SynopsisRecent advances in both experimental techniques and theoretical methodologies have meant that increasingly sophisticated studies concerning the formation, structures, energetics and reaction dynamics of state- or energy-selected molecular ions can now be performed. In order to better serve the ion chemistry and physics community, each volume of this series is dedicated to reviewing a specific topic, emphasizing new experimental and theoretical developments in the study of ions. The Wiley Series in Ion Chemistry and Physics will help stimulate new research directions and point to future opportunities in the field of ion chemistry and physics. This volume, the sixth in the series, concentrates on the area of large ions. The production, detection and analysis of large ions are areas which have taken on great importance in recent years, in particular in the biomedical and biochemical fields. The understanding of large ions presents unique and formidable challenges which are very different Table of ContentsInvestigation of Large Ions by Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry(F. Hadjarab & C. Wilkins). Steps Towards a More Refined Picture of the Matrix Function in UVMALDI (M. Karas, et al.). Models for Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption and Ionization: MALDI(R. Johnson). Laser Ejection of Oligonucleotides (R. Levis). Collisional Activation Studies of Large Molecules (E. Marzluff& J. Beauchamp). Surface-Induced Dissociation of Large Ions (V. Wysocki & A.Dongre). Indexes.

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive manual for the analyst (or chromatographer) for evaluating and using the various tandem systems obtained by combining different methods of chromatography and spectroscopy. It introduces the reader to the different separation techniques that can be combined with spectroscopic techniques.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: INTRODUCTION TO TANDEM SYSTEMS. Identification Techniques for Tandem Use. Interface Conduits. GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY TANDEM SYSTEMS. Gas Chromatography IR Spectroscopy (GC/IR) Tandem Systems. Gas Chromatography/Atomic Spectroscopy (GC/AS) Tandem Systems. LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TANDEM SYSTEMS. LC/IR Tandem Systems. Liquid Chromatography/Atomic Spectroscopy (LC/AS) Tandem Systems. OTHER TANDEM SYSTEMS. Thin Layer Chromatography/Spectroscopy Tandem Systems. Electrophoresis/Spectroscopy Tandem Systems. Index.

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Book SynopsisWritten by leading international scientists the Handbook of Conductive Molecules and Polymers covers a vast range of organic materials, their chemical and physical properties, technology, and applications. Drawing on two decades of pioneering research, this is the first book to emphasise the multidisciplinary nature of the subject. As the subject continues to evolve it has an inevitable impact on related fields. Hence the publication of this work--the first multi-disciplinary handbook of conductive molecules and polymers.Table of ContentsVolume 4 Transport in Conducting PolymersE. Conwell Charge Transport in Conducting PolymersR. Menon Photochemical Processes of Conductive PolymersM. Abdou and S. Holdcroft Photorefractive PolymersL. Yu, et al. Electropolymerized Phthalocyanines and Their ApplicationsT. Guarr Characterization and Applications of Poly(p-phenylene) and Poly(p-phenylenevinylene)C. Kvarnstrom and A. Ivaska Artificial Muscles, Electrodissolution and Redox Processes in Conducting PolymersT. Otero Conducting Polymers for Batteries, Supercapacitors and Optical DevicesC. Arbizzani, et al. Photoelectric Conversion by Polymeric and Organic MaterialsM. Kaneko Index

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Book SynopsisWritten by an author internationally renowned in the field of molecular spectroscopy, this book provides an up-to-date account of the new experimental and theoretical methods on the high resolution infrared spectroscopy of small molecules. The approach uses a visual approach to spectral analysis, containing large numbers of energy level diagrams and spectra specra to show the progress in identification and line assignment. Covering new and important techniques on laser and Fourier Transform, it also contains both theoretical and experimental chapters. Divided into 3 parts, features covered in the first part include: * Calculations of the vibration-rotation energy levels of rigid and non-rigid molecules * Calculations of the intensities of vibration-rotation transitions * Introduction to linear and non-linear molecular spectroscopy * Use of interferometric and laser spectrometers for measuring infrared spectra The second parTable of ContentsCalculation of Vibration-Rotation Energy Levels: Symmetry, Transformations, Open-Shell Molecules. Effective Hamiltonians for Flexible or Floppy Molecules. Rovibrational Line Intensities and Lineshapes: Linear and Non-Linear Spectroscopy. The Experimental Measurement of Infrared Spectra. Analysis of the Vibration-Rotation Bands of Linear Molecules. Analysis of Symmetric and Spherical Rotor Spectra. Asymmetric Rotor Bands. Electric and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Laser Spectroscopy of Free Radicals, Ions and Weakly Bound Molecules. Spectroscopy of the Earth's Atmosphere: Interplay Between High-Resolution Laboratory Spectroscopy and Remote Sensing. Astrophysical Spectra. Indexes.

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Book SynopsisElectrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry is widely used as the most sensitive, commercially available technique for the determination of trace and ultra-trace concentrations of metals in an extremely wide variety of sample types.Trade Review"This is an excellent book on electrothermal atomization which will be very much appreciated by analytical chemists as well as analysts involved in routine work with ETV. ... The book is clearly written and contains a wealth of information in a condensed form with many references at the end of each chapter for further reading. ... I would warmly recommend this book to students, analysts and all scientists in the field of atomic spectrometry.", Greet de Loos,The AnalystTable of ContentsThe Chemistry and Physics of Electrothermal Atomization. Heating Characteristics and Measurement of Graphite Tube Atomizer Temperature. Instrumentation. Modifiers in Electrothermal Atomic Absorption. Atomization from Solids and Slurries. Applications of Electrothermal Atomic Absorption. Spectrometry. Specialized Techniques Using Electrothermal Atomizers. Future Trends.

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Book SynopsisThis 1972 monograph is devoted to the analysis and interpretation of the infrared and Raman spectra of solid compounds, frequently used for their identification and characterization. It was thought unsatisfactory to analyse such spectra by the theory applicable to gas-phase samples, though this was frequently done. Furthermore, the results obtained by far infrared and laser Raman spectrometers, which detect the movement of atoms and/or molecules as a whole, had no gas-phase analogy. A separate approach to solid state vibrational spectra was therefore proposed within this volume. Dr Sherwood describes the solid state physics of vibrational spectroscopy and extends it to the more complex structures of low symmetry. He assumes an understanding of the infrared and Raman spectra of gases.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction; 2. Phonons and lattice vibrations; 3. The application of group theory to a crystal lattice; 4. The interaction of radiation with a crystal; 5. Second order vibrational spectroscopic features; Appendix: character tables; References; Glossary of terms; Index.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A comprehensive introduction to the physics of a wide range of X-ray applications, optics and analysis tools." * Nature Photonics *Table of ContentsPreface xiii Acknowledgments xv List of Constants and Variables xvii PART I. FOUNDATIONS 1. INTRODUCTION 3 1.1 The discovery 3 1.2 What is an x ray? 4 1.3 What makes x rays useful? 6 1.4 The layout of the text 8 1.5 The elusive hyphen 8 Problems 8 Further reading 9 2. A CASE STUDY: NUCLEAR MEDICINE 10 2.1 Metastable emitters and half-life 10 2.2 A brief introduction to nuclear decay 13 2.3 Nuclear medicine 14 2.4 Photon detection and scatter rejection 20 2.5 Photon statistics 22 2.6 SPECT 24 Problems 27 Further reading 29 PART II. X-RAY GENERATION 3. THERMAL SOURCES AND PLASMAS 33 3.1 Blackbody radiation 33 3.2 Generation of very hot plasmas 35 3.3 Plasma frequency 37 3.4 Debye length 40 3.5 Screening and the Debye length 41 3.6 Fluctuations and the Debye length 42 Problems 42 Further reading 43 4. CHARACTERISTIC RADIATION, X-RAY TUBES, AND X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY 44 4.1 Introduction 44 4.2 Core atomic levels 45 4.3 Characteristic spectra 48 4.4 Emission rates and intensity 50 4.5 Auger emission 52 4.6 Line widths 53 4.7 X-ray fluorescence 55 Problems 65 Further reading 67 5. SOURCE INTENSITY, DIVERGENCE, AND COHERENCE 68 5.1 Intensity and angular intensity 68 5.2 Photon intensity and photon angular intensity 73 5.3 Brightness and brilliance 75 5.4 Global divergence 79 5.5 Local divergence 80 5.6 X-ray tube design 82 5.7 Coherence 84 5.8 Spatial coherence 86 5.9 Temporal coherence 90 5.10 In-line phase imaging 92 Problems 93 Further reading 94 6. BREMSSTRAHLUNG RADIATION AND X-RAY TUBES 95 6.1 Field from a moving charge 95 6.2 Radiation from an accelerating (or decelerating) charge 95 6.3 Emission from a very thin anode 98 6.4 Emission from a thick anode 101 6.5 Efficiency 101 6.6 Thick-target photon emission rate modeling 102 6.7 Spectral shaping 105 Problems 106 Further reading 107 7. SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 108 7.1 Classical (nonrelativistic) orbits 108 7.2 Semiclassical analysis 112 7.3 Relativistic bremsstrahlung 114 7.4 Synchrotrons 117 7.5 Pulse time and spectrum 117 7.6 Insertion devices 121 7.7 Collimation and coherence 125 Problems 126 Further reading 126 8. X-RAY LASERS 127 8.1 Stimulated and spontaneous emission 127 8.2 Laser cavities 130 8.3 Highly ionized plasmas 131 8.4 High-harmonic generation 131 8.5 Free-electron lasers 133 8.6 Novel sources 135 Problems 135 Further reading 136 PART III. X-RAY INTERACTIONS WITH MATTER 9. PHOTOELECTRIC ABSORPTION, ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY, IMAGING, AND DETECTION 139 9.1 Absorption coefficients 139 9.2 Attenuation versus absorption 144 9.3 Index of refraction 145 9.4 Absorption coefficient of compounds and broadband radiation 147 9.5 Absorption edges 148 9.6 Absorption spectroscopy 149 9.7 Filtering 151 9.8 Imaging 152 9.8.1 Contrast 152 9.8.2 Dose 154 9.8.3 Noise 154 9.9 Detectors 156 9.10 Tomosynthesis and tomography 160 Problems 161 Further reading 162 10. COMPTON SCATTERING 163 10.1 Conservation laws 164 10.2 Compton cross section 165 10.3 Inverse Compton sources 166 10.4 Scatter in radiography 168 10.5 Contrast with scatter 169 10.6 Scatter reduction 170 Problems 172 Further reading 173 11. COHERENT SCATTER I: REFRACTION AND REFLECTION 174 11.1 Free-electron theory and the real part of the index of refraction 175 11.2 Atomic scattering factor 178 11.3 Phase velocity 179 11.4 Slightly bound electrons and the phase response 180 11.5 Kramers-Kronig relations 182 11.6 Coherent scatter cross section 183 11.7 Relativistic cross section 187 11.8 Snell's law 187 11.9 Reflectivity 190 11.10 Reflection coefficients at grazing incidence 193 11.11 Surface roughness 195 Problems 199 Further reading 200 12. REFRACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE OPTICS 201 12.1 Refractive optics 201 12.2 Reflective optics 206 12.2.1 Elliptical mirrors 206 12.2.2 Wolter optics 209 12.2.3 Capillary optics 211 12.2.4 Polycapillary optics 213 12.2.5 Array optics 219 12.2.6 Energy filtering 223 12.2.7 Optics metrology 223 12.3 Optics simulations 224 Problems 225 Further reading 226 13. COHERENT SCATTER II: DIFFRACTION 227 13.1 Scattering from a single electron 227 13.2 Two electrons 229 13.3 Scattering from an atom: Fourier transform relationships 230 13.4 A chain of atoms 231 13.5 Lattices and reciprocal lattices 233 13.6 Planes 235 13.7 Bragg's law 237 13.8 theta-2theta diffractometer 238 13.9 Powder diffraction 238 13.10 Structure factor 242 13.11 Intensity 244 13.12 Defects 246 13.12.1 Mosaicity 246 13.12.2 Thermal vibrations 247 13.12.3 Crystal size 249 13.12.4 Amorphous materials 250 13.13 Resolution 251 13.13.1 The effect of angular broadening 251 13.13.2 Energy spread 252 13.13.3 Global divergence and aperture size 253 13.13.4 Local divergence 253 Problems 254 Further reading 255 14. SINGLE-CRYSTAL AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL DIFFRACTION 256 14.1 The Ewald sphere 256 14.2 The theta-2theta diffractometer and the Rowland circle 257 14.3 Aside: Proof that the angle of incidence is always thetaB on the Rowland circle 260 14.4 Beam divergence 261 14.5 Texture and strain measurements 262 14.6 Single-crystal diffraction 264 14.7 Laue geometry 268 14.8 Protein crystallography 269 14.9 The phase problem 270 14.10 Coherent diffraction imaging 271 14.11 Dynamical diffraction 271 Problems 273 Further reading 273 15. DIFFRACTION OPTICS 274 15.1 Gratings 274 15.2 Zone plates 279 15.3 Crystal optics and multilayers 288 15.3.1 Monochromators 288 15.3.2 Multilayer optics 289 15.3.3 Curved crystals 294 Problems 298 Further reading 298 Appendix: Solutions to End-of-Chapter Problems 299 Chapter 1 299 Chapter 2 299 Chapter 3 303 Chapter 4 306 Chapter 5 311 Chapter 6 314 Chapter 7 320 Chapter 8 323 Chapter 9 323 Chapter 10 326 Chapter 11 328 Chapter 12 330 Chapter 13 331 Chapter 14 334 Chapter 15 336 Index 339

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This thought-provoking and unique presentation of the semiclassical approach to quantum physics is by a grandmaster of the subject. All the explanations are original and the illustrations are beautiful. The subject deserves to be better known to researchers in physics and chemistry."—Michael Berry, University of Bristol"This book captures a lifetime of research, achievement, and deep understanding of the semiclassical approach to quantum mechanics. I know of no volume that covers the same eclectic mix of topics, and Heller's insights are invaluable. A heroic undertaking, this book will be a tremendous boon to many research fields."—Kieron Burke, University of California, Irvine"Among the books on quantum mechanics, this one is unique due to the originality of its content, presentation, and interpretation of the results. Heller succeeds in demonstrating remarkable and surprising connections between classical and quantum mechanics, which allows him to explain seemingly complicated quantum-mechanical phenomena in very simple terms. Filling an important gap in the field, this book will be welcome by specialists and nonspecialists alike."—Jiri Vanicek, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"From Photon to Neuron: Light, Imaging, Vision completes a trilogy begun by Biological Physics and Physical Models of Living Systems. Those works establish Nelson as the preeminent author of textbooks at the intersection of physics and biology. . . . Nelson uses words, pictures, formulas, and code to teach students how to construct models and interpret data. His books provide a master class in how to integrate those four different approaches into a complete learning experience."---Bradley Roth, Physics Today"A thorough and sweeping tour from the fundamental physics of light to the neurobiology of the retina, with many asides into modern advances in imaging. Lavishly illustrated and carefully explained. . . . The book itself is a gem."---Sönke Johnsen, American Journal of Physics"As elegant as it is deep. A masterful tour of the science of light and vision, it goes beyond artificial boundaries between disciplines and presents all aspects of light as it appears in physics, chemistry, biology and the neural sciences. . . . In the same way that the author instructs non-physics students in some basic physics concepts and tools, he also provides physicists with accessible and very clear presentations of many biological phenomena involving light. . . . One of the most insightful, cross-disciplinary texts I have read in many years. It is mesmerising and will become a landmark in rigorous, but highly accessible interdisciplinary literature."---Luis Alvarez-Gaumé, CERN Courier

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Book SynopsisA physically intuitive approach to nonlinear spectroscopy with practical applications through the modern lens of quantum information and wavepackets, and accompanied by MATLAB code.

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Book SynopsisMany applications today require the Fourier-transform (FT) spectrometer to perform close to its limitations, one of the objectives of this book is to help the user identify the instrument's bottleneck.

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Book SynopsisProviding proven strategies for solutions to research, development, and production dilemmas, this reference details the instrumentation and underlying principles for utilization of electron microscopy in the manufacturing, automotive, semiconductor, photographic film, pharmaceutical, chemical, mineral, forensic, glass, and pulp and paper industries. The book covers safety, calibration, and troubleshooting techniques, as well as methods in sample preparation and image collection, interpretation, and analysis. It includes contributions from microscopy experts based at major corporations and scientists from universities and major research centers.Table of ContentsINDUSTRIAL SECTORSAutomotive Applications of Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy, W.T. Donlon, A.E. Chen, J.W. Hangas, and M.C. Paputa PeckElectron Microscopy for the Pulp and Paper Industry, D.R. RothbardApplications of Electron Microscopy in Photographic Science and Technology,V.P. OleshkoCharacterization of Petroleum Catalysts by Electron Microscopy, I.Y. ChanApplications of Electron Microscopy for Defect Understanding in the Glass Industry, P.M. FennApplications of Electron Microscopy in the Semiconductor Industry: Challenges and Solutions for Specimen Preparation, Y. Xu and C. SchwappachElectron Imaging in Pharmaceutical Research and Development, S.J. Samuelsson and J.A. FagerlandElectron Microscopy in Mineral Processing, C.M. MacRae and P.R. MillerContributions of Microscopy to Advanced Industrial Materials and Processing, T. Malis, G.J. C. Carpenter, G.A. Botton, S. Dionne, and M.W. PhaneufMuseum Applications for SEM and X-Ray Microanalysis, A.V. KlausForensic Applications of Scanning Electron Microscopy with X-Ray Analysis, T.A. KubicINDUSTRIALLY IMPORTANT MATERIALSElectron Microscopy on Pigments, U. KolbPolymer Characterization Using Electron Microscopes, N. Yao and E.H. KungCarbon Nanotube and Its Application to Nanoelectronics, W.B. Choi and Y.H. LeeElectron Microscopy of Ceramic Materials, K.E. Sickafus and T.E. MitchellApplications of Electron Microscopy to High-Temperature Superconductors and Related Materials, J. Jiang and C. ChenCharacterization of CVD Diamond Defects by UHREM, D. DorignacStructure-Function Relationships of Mycorrhizal Symbioses Revealed by Electron Microscopy, H.B. Massicotte, L.H. Melville, and R.L. PetersonOTHER TOPICSPrinciples of Electron Microscopy and Related Techniques, D.J. SmithDigital Imaging in Electron Microscopy, L. Liang and Z.R. LiElectron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy and Energy-Filtered Electron Imaging, Z.L. WangElectron Crystallography: Structure Determination by HREM and Electron Diffraction, X. Zou and S. Hovm/llerIndex

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Book SynopsisThis work describes experimental techniques using laser spectroscopy and presents specific practical applications for this technology in many fields, including physics, engineering, chemistry, medicine and bioscience. The general spectroscopic features of molecules are delineated; transition metal and rare earth complexes are examined; and transition selection rules are explained.Trade Review". . .presents[s] a collection of interesting applications for laser spectroscopy with a particular concentration on unusual applications. There are nearly 100 examples described. . . .of most interest to chemists, but there is much in [the book] that applies to physicists and engineers as well. "---Journal of the American Chemical SocietyTable of ContentsInteraction of light with molecules - an overview; components of spectroscopic instrumentation; adsorption-based laser spectroscopy; photoluminescence intensity-based laser spectroscopy; photoluminescence life-time-based laser spectroscopy; laser Raman spectroscopy; selected applications of laser spectroscopy; selected spectroscopic techniques; lasers and emerging spectroscopies.

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Book SynopsisThis author's second volume introduces basic principles of interpreting infrared spectral data, teaching its readers to make sense of the data coming from an infrared spectrometer. Contents include spectra and diagnostic bands for the more common functional groups as well as chapters on polyester spectra and interpretation aids.Discussions include: Science of infrared interpretation Light and molecular vibrations How and why molecules absorb infrared radiation Peak heights, intensities, and widths Hydrocarbons, carbonyl groups, and molecules with C-N bonds Polymers and inorganic molecules The use of atlases, library searching, spectral subtraction, and the Internet in augmenting interpretation Each chapter presents an introduction to the nomenclature and structure of a specific functional group and proceeds with the important diagnostic bands for each group. Infrared Spectral Interpretation serves both novices and experienced practitioners in this field.The author maintains a website and blog with supplemental material. His training course schedule is also available online.Trade Review"This clearly written book…is a useful addition…Smith's approach is practical; a short theoretical introduction is followed by chapters on compounds…plus a good index and glossary. A generous assortment of illustrations of spectra and problems with solutions…"-Choice Magazine, June 1999Table of ContentsThe Basics of Infrared Interpretation. Hydrocarbons. Functional groups Containing the C-O Bond. The Carbonyl Functional Group. Organic Nitrogen Compounds. Organic Compounds Containing Sulfur, Silicon, and Halogens. Inorganic Compounds. Infrared Spectra of Polymers. Spectral Interpretation Aids. Appendix I Answers to Problem Spectra. Appendix II Group Wavenumber Tables. Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe purpose of this book is to collect into one volume the research done on the mass spectrometry of peptides. It balances a range of topics including theory, instrumentation, analytical techniques, and biological applications. The scope of the work contains three major sections: ionization methods, instrumental developments, and analysis of peptides. It describes 252Cf plasma desorption and laser-induced multiphoton ionization methodology. This exciting resource covers many new areas, including continuous flow FAB, quantification of human neuropeptides, and peptide mapping. It also discusses Q-FTMS, cross-links, and metal ions.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION. PREFACE. SECTION I: IONIZATION METHODS. 252Cf PLASMA DESORPTION METHODS. Fundamental Aspects of Protein Mass Spectrometry Using 252-Californium Plasma Desorption. Plasma Desorption Mass Spectrometry of Peptides and Peptide Conjugates. The Analysis of Synthetic Peptides and Proteins. Analysis of Peptides and Proteins by Plasma Desorption Mass Spectrometry. LASER-INDUCED MULTIPHOTON IONIZATION. Laser-Induced Multiphoton Ionization of Peptides in Supersonic Beam/Mass Spectrometry. SECTION II: INSTRUMENTAL DEVELOPMENTS. MAGNETIC SECTOR INSTRUMENTS. The Molecular Weight Determination of Large Peptides by Magnetic Sector Mass Spectrometry. Four-Sector Tandem Mass Spectrometry of Peptides. QUADRUPOLE FOURIER TRANSFORM. Peptide Sequence Analysis by Triple Quadrupole and Quadrupole Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry. TIME-OF-FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS. Correlation Measurements in a Reflecting Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. SECTION III: ANALYSIS OF PEPTIDES. SAMPLE PREPARATION. Sample Preparation and Matrix Selection for Analysis of Peptides by FAB and Liquid SIMS. LC-MS ANALYSIS. On-Line Methods for Peptide Analysis by Continuous-Flow FABMS. ANALYSIS OF PROTEIN PRODUCTS. Investigation of Amino Acid Mutation by High Resolution Mass Spectrometry. The Mass Spectral Analysis of Hemoglobin Variants. PROTEIN CROSS-LINKAGES. Detection and Location of Disulfide Bonds in Proteins by Mass Spectrometry. PEPTIDE INTERACTIONS WITH METAL IONS. Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Determining the Amino Acid Sequence of Cyclic Peptides and for Assessing Interactions of Peptides and Metal Ions. PERMETHYLATED PEPTIDES. Analysis of Permethylated Peptides by Mass Spectrometry. NEUROPEPTIDES. Applications of Mass Spectrometry for Characterization of Neuropeptides. Peptide-Charting Applied to Studies of Precursor Processing in Endocrine Tissues. QUANTIFICATION OF NEUROPEPTIDES. Mass Spectrometry of Biologically Important Neuropeptides

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