摘要 |
A convenient and economical method and instrumentation to efficiently reduce offensive spectral noises due to water vapor and carbon dioxide gas often encountered in FTIR spectrophotometry is provided by spectrally monitoring and controlling the amount of water vapor and carbon dioxide gas inside the spectrophotometer such that both amounts in the sample and background measurements become congruent through remote open-close operation of water-vapor (or carbon dioxide gas) supplier and dehumidifier (or carbon dioxide gas adsorber). This new technique can be used: (1) Under the ambient humidity condition, saving time and money effectively. (2) Both in the closed spectrophotometer and in the open system. (3) And applicable to any FTIR accessory and measurement method, including transmission, external reflection, reflection-absorption, attenuated total reflection (ATR), and microscopy measurements.
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