Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry

This book presents new approaches that offer a better characterization of the interrelationship between crystalline and amorphous phases.

The thesis provides the necessary experimental and analytical tools to unambiguously observe the atomically resolved chemical reactions.

This thesis describes the application of the collinear resonance laser spectroscopy to sensitively measure the electromagnetic nuclear observables of the neutron-rich indium isotopes 115-131In.

Covering a wide-ranging facet of a "e;gold-standard"e; targeted mass spectrometry (MS) method for the consistent detection and accurate quantification of preselected proteins in complex biological matrices, Selected Reaction Monitoring Mass Spectrometry (SRM-MS) in Proteomics: A Comprehensive View describes:The knowledge-based development of highly efficient SRM methodology including assay workflow, selection of proteins, peptides, transitions and its validation, and quality assessmentAvailable bioinformatic tools - for both pre-acquisition method development and post-MS acquisition data analysis and data repositoriesVarious relative and absolute quantification techniquesSRM-MS' widespread applications in biomarker development and in clinical studies, as well as in the analysis of various posttranslational modifications (PTMs)Current challenges and contemporary trends to overcome those difficulties In addition,it features the historical development of modern-day mass spectrometry with its vivid applications and also covers basic MS instrumentation, ionization techniques, and various proteomics approaches.

This book is an invaluable guide to calibrating any infrared spectrum using noble gases as a reference.

This book reviews the most recent developments of fluorescent imaging techniques for medicinal chemistry research and biomedical applications, including cell imaging, in vitro diagnosis and in vivo imaging.

This book addresses the contributions made by analytical chemistry to the characterisation of 18th and early 19th Century English and Welsh porcelains commencing with the earliest  reports of Sir Arthur Church and of Herbert Eccles and Bernard Rackham using chemical digestion techniques and concluding with the most recent instrumental experiments, which together span more than  a hundred years of study.

This book describes the physical basis of polarization modulation infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy and its application in electrochemical studies.

This book shows how the fundamentals of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy are practically implemented and illustrates the diversity of current applications.

Although originally invented and employed by physicists, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy has proven to be a very efficient technique for studying a wide range of phenomena in many fields, such as chemistry, biochemistry, geology, archaeology, medicine, biotechnology, and environmental sciences.

This book features the essential material for any graduate or advanced undergraduate course covering solid-state electrochemistry.

This book demonstrates the potential of novel in-situ experiments, performed on microscopic and macroscopic length scales, for investigating localized deformation processes in metallic materials, particularly their kinetics and the associated evolution of local strain fields.

Written by three leading experts in the field, this book describes and explains all essential aspects of scanning probe microscopy.

This book provides a comprehensive summary of research to date in the field of stable iron isotope geochemistry.

This book focuses on the use of novel electron microscopy techniques to further our understanding of the physics behind electron-light interactions.

This thesis presents several related advances in the field of nonequilibrium quantum thermodynamics.

This updated and revised edition of a classic work provides a summary of methods for numerical computation of high resolution conventional and scanning transmission electron microscope images.

The book covers in particular state-of-the-art scientific research about product quality control and related health and environmental safety topics, including human, animal and plant safety assurance issues.

This thesis presents two significant results in the field of precision measurements in low-energy nuclear physics.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the metallographic study of ancient metals.

This thesis describes the results of angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy experiments on delafossite oxide metals, and theoretical work explaining these observations.

This book describes the state of the art across the broad range of spectroscopic techniques used in the study of biological systems.

Synchrotron radiation has been a revolutionary and invaluable research tool for a wide range of scientists, including chemists, biologists, physicists, materials scientists, geophysicists.

This book addresses the basic physical phenomenon of small-angle scattering (SAS) of neutrons, x-rays or light from complex hierarchical nano- and micro-structures.

The book presents new data on the IR spectra of minerals and on the Raman spectra of more than 2000 mineral species.

This book is a comprehensive summary of 50 years of research from theoretical predictions to experimental confirmation of the manifestation of spin exchange in EPR spectroscopy.

This biography is a personal portrait of one of the best-known Dutch physicists, Nicolaas Bloembergen.

This book introduces readers to the latest advances in G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) biology.

This volume dedicated to the memory of Marcel Sergent who was a leader in this field for many years, addresses past achievements and recent developments in this vibrant area of research.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the chemistry of CO2 in relation to surface interactions and photocatalytic transformation by UV radiation.

This book presents the current advances in understanding of the fast excitation transfer processes in inorganic scintillation materials, the discovery of new materials exhibiting excellent time resolution, and the results on the evaluation of timing limits for scintillation detectors.

This book describes selected problems in contemporary spectroscopy in the context of quantum mechanics and statistical physics.

This book presents the advances in super-resolution microscopy in physics and biomedical optics for nanoscale imaging.

This book presents a comprehensive and coherent summary of techniques for enhancing the resolution and image contrast provided by far-field optical microscopes.

This thesis lays the groundwork for producing a new class of ultracold molecule by associating an alkali-metal atom and a closed-shell alkaline-earth-like atom, specifically Cs and Yb.

This book gathers 12 outstanding contributions that reflect state-of-the-art industrial applications of fluorescence, ranging from the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries to explosives detection, aeronautics, instrumentation development, lighting, photovoltaics, water treatment and much more.

Artists' oil paints have become increasingly complex and diverse in the 20th Century, applied by artists in a variety of ways.

Reviews in Plasmonics is a comprehensive collection of current trends and emerging hot topics in the field of Plasmonics and closely related disciplines.

This book is a well-established guide to the interpretation of the mass, ultraviolet, infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of organic compounds.

The tremendous impact of electronic devices on our lives is the result of continuous improvements of the billions of nanoelectronic components inside integrated circuits (ICs).

This volume explores the use of mass spectrometry for biomedical applications.

This book presents recent advances in the design, fabrication and implementation of flexible printed sensors.

This book explains the operating principles of atomic force microscopy with the aim of enabling the reader to operate a scanning probe microscope successfully and understand the data obtained with the microscope.

This book presents the latest research on fundamental aspects of acoustic bubbles, and in particular on various complementary ways to characterize them.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the metallographic study of ancient metals.

The second edition of this textbook offers extended information on imaging as well as relaxation.

The title of this book describes the two extremes of ceramic invention from aesthetically beautiful and decorative works of art that graced the tables of the aristocracy to the functional silica brick that lined the smelting furnaces of industrialised nations in the 19th century designed to produce iron, copper and glass.

"e;Real time"e; imaging techniques have assisted materials science studies especially for non-ambient environments.

This book discusses the development of various reliable scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) imaging techniques for studying the distribution of biomarkers and nanomaterials in thin and thick animal samples, plant antioxidant (AO) defense systems, as well as human melanoma.

This book covers the basic theory and techniques, as well as various applications of pulsed electron-electron double resonance (PELDOR or DEER).