scholarly journals Thermal Camera-Based Fourier Transform Infrared Thermospectroscopic Imager

2020 ◽  
pp. 000370282097302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane Chevalier ◽  
Jean-Noël Tourvieille ◽  
Alain Sommier ◽  
Jean-Christophe Batsale ◽  
Bruno Beccard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Spectral Resolution ◽  
Indium Antimonide ◽  
Thermal Emission ◽  
Fourier Transform Infrared ◽  
Technical Note ◽  
Thermal Camera ◽  
Ir Camera ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Ft Ir

In this technical note, we present an advanced thermospectroscopic imager based on a Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometer and a thermal camera. This new instrument can image both thermal emission and multispectral absorbance fields in a few seconds at a resolution of 4 cm−1 or less. The setup is made of a commercial FT-IR spectrometer (ThermoFisher Nicolet iS50R) synchronized to an IR camera (indium antimonide and strained layer superlattice) as a detector to record the interferograms in each pixel of the images. A fast Fourier transform algorithm with apodization and Mertz phase correction is applied to the images, and the background is rationed to process the interferograms into the absorbance spectra in each pixel. The setup and image processing are validated using thin polystyrene films; during this processing, more than 1750 spectra per second are recorded. A spectral resolution equivalent to that of commercial FT-IR spectrometers is obtained for absorbance peaks valued less than two. The transient capability of the FT-IR thermospectroscopic imager is illustrated by measuring the heterogeneous thermal and absorbance fields during the phase change of paraffin over a few minutes. The complete mechanism of the thermochemical processes during a polymer solidification is revealed through the thermospectroscopic images, demonstrating the usefulness of such an instrument in studying fast transient thermal and chemical phenomena with an improved spectral resolution.

High-Fidelity Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging of Primate Brain Tissue

1996 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Neil Lewis ◽  
Alexander M. Gorbach ◽  
Curtis Marcott ◽  
Ira W. Levin
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Brain Tissue ◽  
Indium Antimonide ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Imaging ◽  
Fourier Transform Infrared ◽  
Array Detector ◽  
Infrared Spectrometer ◽  
Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging ◽  
Ft Ir

We demonstrate a new mid-infrared and near-infrared imaging approach which is ideally suited to microscopic applications. The method employs an indium antimonide (InSb) focal-plane array detector and a commercially available step-scan Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FT-IR). With either a KBr or a CaF2 beamsplitter, images from 1 to 5.5 μm (10,000-1818 cm−1) can be rapidly acquired with the use of all the available pixels on the detector. The spectral resolution for each image is easily varied by changing the number of acquired images during the interferometer scan. We apply this technique to noninvasively generate image contrast in sections of monkey brain tissue and to relate these data to specific lipid and protein fractions. In addition, we describe several computational methods to highlight the spatial distributions of components within a sample.

FR-IR Molecular Microanalysis System

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-271
Author(s):  
John A. Reffner ◽  
William T. Wihlborg
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Fourier Transform Infrared ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Morphological Examination ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Ir Microscopy ◽  
Normal Functions ◽  
Infrared Microspectroscopy ◽  
Infrared Spectral ◽  
Ft Ir

The IRμs™ is the first fully integrated system for Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) microscopy. FT-IR microscopy combines light microscopy for morphological examination with infrared spectroscopy for chemical identification of microscopic samples or domains. Because the IRμs system is a new tool for molecular microanalysis, its optical, mechanical and system design are described to illustrate the state of development of molecular microanalysis. Applications of infrared microspectroscopy are reviewed by Messerschmidt and Harthcock.Infrared spectral analysis of microscopic samples is not a new idea, it dates back to 1949, with the first commercial instrument being offered by Perkin-Elmer Co. Inc. in 1953. These early efforts showed promise but failed the test of practically. It was not until the advances in computer science were applied did infrared microspectroscopy emerge as a useful technique. Microscopes designed as accessories for Fourier transform infrared spectrometers have been commercially available since 1983. These accessory microscopes provide the best means for analytical spectroscopists to analyze microscopic samples, while not interfering with the FT-IR spectrometer’s normal functions.

On-Chip Micro–Electro–Mechanical System Fourier Transform Infrared (MEMS FT-IR) Spectrometer-Based Gas Sensing

2016 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 897-904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mazen Erfan ◽  
Yasser M Sabry ◽  
Mohammad Sakr ◽  
Bassem Mortada ◽  
Mostafa Medhat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Mechanical System ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Fourier Transform Infrared ◽  
Micro Electro Mechanical System ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
On Chip

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer for Transmittance and Diffuse Reflectance Measurements

1976 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 593-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. R. Willey
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Transform ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Diffuse Reflectance ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Fourier Transform Infrared ◽  
Single Beam ◽  
Double Beam ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Measurement Mode ◽  
Infrared Spectrophotometer

This paper describes a new Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer with the capability to measure diffuse reflectance (DR) from 5000 to 500 cm−1 (2 to 20 µm) in addition to the normal transmittance measurements. The instrument has a true simultaneous double beam measurement mode and a high speed single beam mode. The system also takes advantage of many data manipulation and display features due to the built-in computer and 2.5 million word storage system. One of the objectives of this work was to produce a practical instrument which includes the DR capability; another was to introduce the qualitative and quantitative measurements of DR in the infrared to the analytical community. DR has been commonly available in the visible and near ir spectrum, but until this new instrument, has not been available in the ir. A brief survey of the background and history of DR and emittance measurements in the ir is given. The design details and operation of the instrument are generally examined. Brief examples are provided for a few transmittance, trace analysis, and microsampling applications, and a variety of DR results are shown. The addition of diffuse reflectance as a tool in the infrared opens new avenues for investigation and application in many fields.

Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin Isomer Differentiation by Capillary Gas Chromatography Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectroscopy

1987 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 809-820 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Grainger ◽  
Leslie T. Gelbaum
Keyword(s):  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Vapor Phase ◽  
Valence Bond ◽  
Fourier Transform Infrared ◽  
Molecular Geometry ◽  
Ether Linkage ◽  
Relative Electron ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Infrared Frequencies

Reference infrared vapor-phase spectra of the 22 tetrachlorodibenzo-dioxin (TCDD) isomers were recorded at low microgram concentrations. These reference spectra of synthetic mixture components separated chromatographically or by spectral subtraction exhibit distinct infrared spectra for each isomer. The infrared frequencies are delineated in correlation tables and are interpreted in terms of substitution patterns which determine the strength of the ether linkage. Absorbance values in the 1330–1280 cm−1 (C-O-C asymmetric stretch) region correlate with specific substitution patterns and molecular geometry. Relative electron-withdrawing capacities for chlorinated aromatic rings in TCDD isomers were estimated on the basis of relative capacities determined for model compounds. Qualitative correlations were established between electron-withdrawing capacities and the effects of resonance and field interactions on the ether linkage absorption frequencies of individual TCDD isomers. Gas chromatography Fourier transform infrared (GC/FT-IR) isomer assignments are generally consistent with those obtained by proton Fourier transform nuclear magnetic resonance (1H FT/NMR) and flame ionization gas chromatography (GC/FID). A chromatographically independent method of assigning TCDD isomer structures on the basis of ether linkage asymmetric stretching frequencies was established by utilization of valence-bond approximations. GC/FT-IR assignments for several TCDD isomers differ from isomer assignments in previously published results. A user-generated, vapor-phase reference library, containing individual TCDD spectra and spectra of isomer pairs that are incompletely resolved on chromatographic columns, correctly identified each isomer in variety of mixtures by means of a software algorithm.

Depth Profile Study of Large-Sized Coal Samples by Fourier Transform Infrared Photoacoustic Spectroscopy

1986 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiziana Zerlia
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Depth Profile ◽  
Photoacoustic Spectroscopy ◽  
Modulation Frequency ◽  
Fourier Transform Infrared ◽  
Qualitative Description ◽  
Difference Spectra ◽  
Compositional Depth Profile ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Infrared Photoacoustic Spectroscopy

A multidisciplinary approach is demonstrated to elucidate coal weathering at a molecular level. Fourier Transform Infrared Photoacoustic Spectroscopy (FT-IR/PAS) provides a technique for a compositional depth profile of coal by simply varying the modulation frequency (mirror velocity) of the light impinging upon the solid surface. In order that the potential of this technique in this field could be evaluated, large-sized coal samples were examined. The PA difference spectra obtained from the spectra taken at different modulation frequencies (i.e., different depths), on a sample aged in air, demonstrate the appearance of negative features in the CH infrared absorption which are indicative of a coal alteration. Therefore, different coal layers can be distinguished by FT-IR/PAS. The application of the same technique to the study of a coal sample heated in air at 200°C allows the detection of different oxidation mechanisms operating inside and outside the coal. Although quantitative results are difficult to obtain, the technique can be successfully proposed for a qualitative description of coal weathering.

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