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What is FTIR?

FTIR stands for Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. It is a technique used to obtain an infrared spectrum of absorption or emission of a solid, liquid, or gas. An FTIR spectrometer simultaneously collects high-spectral-resolution data over a wide spectral range. This confers a significant advantage over a dispersive spectrometer, which measures intensity over a narrow range of wavelengths at a time. FTIR is used in various applications, including identifying materials, quality control, and environmental monitoring.

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What other technologies are related to FTIR?

FTIR Competitor Technologies

Raman

Raman spectroscopy is another vibrational spectroscopy technique that provides complementary information to FTIR. Both techniques probe molecular vibrations, but Raman is sensitive to different types of vibrations than FTIR due to different selection rules. Both can be used to identify materials.

mentioned alongside FTIR in 37% (1.4k) of relevant job posts

NIR

NIR (Near-Infrared Spectroscopy) is another vibrational spectroscopy technique. Both techniques probe molecular vibrations. NIR is often used for quantitative analysis.

mentioned alongside FTIR in 19% (508) of relevant job posts

FTIR Complementary Technologies

TGA

TGA measures the change in weight of a sample as a function of temperature, providing information about thermal stability and composition. Can be coupled with FTIR to identify evolved gases.

mentioned alongside FTIR in 41% (2.5k) of relevant job posts

GC

GC separates volatile compounds, which can then be identified by FTIR. GC is often coupled to FTIR for analysis of mixtures of volatile organic compounds.

mentioned alongside FTIR in 16% (5.2k) of relevant job posts

DSC

DSC measures heat flow as a function of temperature, providing information about thermal transitions. FTIR can be used to identify the chemical changes associated with these thermal transitions.

mentioned alongside FTIR in 27% (3.1k) of relevant job posts