how to do FTIR spectrometry analysis?

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Answer 1

FTIR or Fourier transform spectroscopy is a measurement technique whereby spectra are collected based on measurements of the temporal coherence of a radiative source, using time-domain measurements of the electromagnetic radiation or other type of radiation. It can be applied to a variety of types of spectroscopy including optical spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy (IR), nuclear magnetic resonance, and electron spin resonance spectroscopy. There are several methods for measuring the temporal coherence of the light, including the continuous wave .

Michelson or Fourier transform spectrometer and the pulsed Fourier transform spectrograph (which is more sensitive and has a much shorter sampling time than conventional spectroscopic techniques, but is only applicable in a laboratory environment).
The Michelson spectrograph relies on the same principle as the Michelson-Morley experiment. Light from the source is split into two beams by a half-silvered mirror, one is reflected off a fixed mirror and one off a moving mirror which introduces a time delay -- the Fourier transform spectrometer is just a Michelson interferometer with a movable mirror. The beams interfere, allowing the temporal coherence of the light to be measured at each different time delay setting. By making measurements of the signal at many discrete positions of the moving mirror, the spectrum can be reconstructed using a Fourier transform of the temporal coherence of the light. Michelson spectrographs are capable of very high spectral resolution observations of very bright sources. The Michelson or Fourier transform spectrograph was popular for infra-red applications at a time when infra-red astronomy only had single pixel detectors. Imaging Michelson spectrometers are a possibility, but in general have been supplanted by imaging Fabry-Perot instruments which are easier to construct.


[edit] Pulsed Fourier transform spectrometer
A pulsed Fourier transform spectrometer is usually used to measure the spectrum of the light transmitted through a laboratory sample. In a conventional (or "continuous wave") spectrometer, a sample is exposed to electromagnetic radiation and the response (usually the intensity of transmitted radiation) is monitored. The energy of the radiation is varied over the desired range and the response is plotted as a function of radiation energy (or frequency). At certain resonant frequencies characteristic of the specific sample, the radiation will be absorbed resulting in a series of peaks in the spectrum, which can then be used to identify the sample. (In magnetic spectroscopy, the magnetic field is often varied instead of the frequency of the incident radiation, though the spectra are effectively the same as if the field had been kept constant and the frequency varied. This is largely a question of experimental convenience.)

Instead of varying the energy of the electromagnetic radiation, Fourier Transform spectroscopy exposes the sample to a single pulse of radiation and measures the response. The resulting signal, called a free induction decay, is a direct measurement of the temporal coherence of the light and contains a rapidly decaying composite of all possible frequencies. Using a Fourier transform of this, the spectrum of the light can be calculated as for the Michelson Fourier transform spectrometer. In this way the Fourier transform spectrometer can produce the same kind of spectrum as a conventional spectrometer, but in a much shorter time. The principles of the Fourier transform approach can be compared to the behavior of a musical tuning fork. If a tuning fork is exposed to sound waves of varying frequencies, it will vibrate when the sound wave frequencies are in "tune". This is similar to conventional spectroscopic techniques, where the radiation frequency is varied and those frequencies where the sample is in "tune" with the radiation detected. However, if we strike the tuning fork (the equivalent of applying a pulse of radiation), the tuning fork will tend to vibrate at its characteristic frequencies. The resulting tone consists of a combination of all of the characteristic frequencies for that tuning fork. Similarly the response from a sample exposed to a pulse of radiation is a signal consisting primarily of the characteristic frequencies for that sample. The Fourier transform is a mathematical technique for determining these characteristic frequencies from a single composite signal.


[edit] Multi-bounce
A multi-bounce attenuated total reflectance (ATR) crystal makes it possible to increase the signal, facilitating surface analysis.


[edit] Fellgett Advantage
One of the most important advantages of FTS was shown by P.B. Fellgett, an early advocate of the method. The Fellgett advantage, also known as the multiplex principle, states that a multiplex spectrometer such as the FTS will produce a gain of the order of the square root of m in the signal-to-noise ratio of the resulting spectrum, when compared with an equivalent scanning monochromator, where m is the number of elements comprising the resulting spectrum.


[edit] Converting spectra from time domain to frequency domain

The sum is performed over all contributing frequencies to give a signal S(t) in the time domain.


gives non-zero value when S(t) contains a component that matches the oscillating function.
Remember that



[edit] See also
Fourier transform





[edit] External links
Description of how a Fourier transform spectrometer works
The Michelson or Fourier transform spectrograph
Diagram of a Fourier transform spectrometer
The Science of Spectroscopy - supported by NASA. Spectroscopy education wiki and films - introduction to light, its uses in NASA, space science, astronomy, medicine & health, environmental research, and consumer products.
Internet Journal of Vibrational Spectroscopy - How FTIR works
Spectral Calculator - instructive simulation tool. High resolution line-by-line molecular spectrum modelling using NASA algorithms.

[edit] Further reading
Ellis, D.I. and Goodacre, R., Metabolic fingerprinting in disease diagnosis: biomedical applications of infrared and Raman spectroscopy, Analyst, 2006(131), 875-885. DOI:10.1039/b602376m
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Answer 2

FTIR is very simple to do. These days, FTIR spectrometers are very convenenient to use. You simply take your sample and typically what I do is make a potassium bromide pellet with the material (if it is a solid) to be analyzed and place it in the spectrometer. However, before taking your scans, remember to purge with nitrogen, as CO2 in the atmosphere will show up in your spectrum. Then, you simply set up the software, entering the number of scans you want to take (more scans the better) and then hit start. The computer will automatically Fourier-transform your spectrum. Machines and software will vary, but the process is pretty much the same. For liquids and thin films, you might use a technique call attenuated total reflectance FTIR, which uses the "evanescent wave" of infrared light to probe your material instead of having IR pass through your sample.

Answer 3

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy is an useful tool for elucidating structures. Details can be found on Google or wikipedia.