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ARTICLES

• New Microspectrometers: Building on the Principle That Simple Is Beautiful
  John P. Coates
  This article discusses how a simple, compact spectrometer can be produced by combining a linear variable filter with a modern charge-coupled device array.

• Life on Mars? 24-Year-old Mystery Will Be Reexamined by British-Built Beagle 2 Lander in 2003
  Barry E. DiGregorio
  Will the British settle the issue of life on Mars when the exobiology lander Beagle 2 touches down on the red planet, scheduled for December 2003?

COLUMNS

• Chemometrics in Spectroscopy: Analysis of Noise - Part III
  Howard Mark and Jerome Workman Jr.

• Focus on Quality: 21 CFR 11 Brings Step Change in Validation Effort?
  R.D. McDowall

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• From the Publisher 145 Contact Information
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RESOURCE SECTION

• 2001 Editorial Calendar 158 Information for Authors
• Call for Papers 160 Directory of Associations
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FEATURE

• Synergistic Developments in Mass Spectrometry: A 50-Year Journey from "Art" to Science
  Kenneth L. Busch
  This article traces the transformation of mass spectrometry from its roots as an obscure "art" form to its current status as a widely used analytical science.

ARTICLES

• Seeing through the Smoke with Dynamic Data Analysis: Detection of Methamphetamine in Forensic Samples Contaminated with Nicotine
  Lisa A. Shaw and Peter de B. Harrington
  The authors discuss the use of ion mobility spectrometry for detecting trace levels of organic compounds in evidence recovered from clandestine drug laboratories.

• Efficient Companywide Sharing of Spectroscopy Databases: A Client-Server Computing Solution for Spectral Searching
  Anthony Nip and Don Kuehl
  This article examines how E.I. DuPont's Central Research and Development group addressed its spectral data-sharing issues.

• Noninvasive Measurement by Kromoscopic Analysis
  M.W. Misner and M.J. Block
  The authors present, for the first time, a demonstration of noninvasive in vivo measurement of intrinsic glucose and water measurement by Kromoscopic analysis.

COLUMNS

• Guest Editorial: A Tribute to Foil Miller - A Career Focus on Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy
  Henry Nowicki

• Chemometrics in Spectroscopy: Analysis of Noise - Part II
  Howard Mark and Jerome Workman Jr.

• Focus on Quality: What Are Electronic Records for Spectrometers?
  R.D. McDowall

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ARTICLES

• Chemical Identification with a Portable Raman Analyzer and Forensic Spectral Database
  Nancy T. Kawai and James A. Janni
  This article discusses the development of a portable Raman spectrometer and forensic spectral database for the purpose of routine field identification of unknown chemicals.

• An Automated Spectrometer for Monitoring Arctic Ozone Depletion
  Matthew R. Bassford, Kimberly Strong, and Jagdish Rebello
  The authors discuss the construction of a portable spectrometer system developed for performing stand-alone measurements of stratospheric ozone and other gases important in elucidating the science behind ozone depletion.

COLUMNS

• Spectral Interpretation: Pay-as-You-Go Searching - A Review of FTIRsearch.com
  James W. Rydzak and Paul N. Bourassa

• Chemometrics in Spectroscopy: Is Noise Brought by the Stork? - Analysis of Noise, Part I
  Howard Mark and Jerome Workman Jr.

• Focus on Quality: Evaluating Your System for 21 CFR 11 Compliance
  R.D. McDowall

• Spec Sheet: Selecting a Water Chiller
  Kathryn Whitenack and Greg Ducharme

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FEATURE

• Fast Chemical Imaging: A Rapid, Noninvasive Tool for Medical, Materials, and Process Analyses
  Brian L. McClain, Hartmut G. Hedderich, Alan D. Gift, Dongmao Zhang, Karim N. Jallad, Kenneth S. Haber, Jiaying Ma, and Dor Ben-Amotz
  This article reviews the basic principles of spectral imaging as well as the advantages of the newly developed Near-Infrared Raman Imaging Microscope method.

ARTICLES

• Using Polarized Vibrational Spectroscopy to Characterize Molecular Orientation in Polymers: An Introduction
  Neil Everall
  This tutorial article addresses the physical principles and mathematical manipulations required to compute orientation parameters from infrared and Raman measurements.

• Spectroscopy in Space: Russian Scientist Reports Evidence of Organic Pigments on Surface of Mars - Hubble Telescope Data Reveal Strong Color Index Values
  Barry E. DiGregorio
  Has a Russian scientist analyzing Hubble Space Telescope images of Mars, using a two-band radiance-ratio technique, found organic pigments on the Red Planet?

COLUMNS

• Guest Editorial: Becoming an Active Part of ASTM E13 - Where Official Practices for Molecular Spectroscopy and Chromatography are Made
  Jerome Workman Jr.

• The Baseline: People of Spectroscopy
  David W. Ball

• Mass Spectrometry Forum: Vacuum in Mass Spectroscopy - Nothing Can Surprise You
  Kenneth L. Busch

• Chemometrics in Spectroscopy: More About Collaborative Laboratory Studies - A Brief Recap and Additional Resources
  Jerome Workman Jr. and Howard Mark

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• SPECTROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTATION/SPECTROMETER SYSTEMS
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FEATURE

• Status of Multimetal Continuous Emission Monitoring Technologies
  Nina Bergen French, William Haas, and Steve Priebe
  Continuous emission monitoring helps waste treatment facilities provide safer facility operations.

ARTICLES

• X-ray Diffraction II: Using Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction to Study Polymorphism and Solvatomorphism
  Harry G. Brittain
  The second installment in this series examines the role of single-crystal x-ray diffraction in studying the types of molecular structures that can exist for polymorphic and solvatomorphic solids.

• Overcoming Sample Preparation -Induced X-ray Fluorescence Silicon Bias in Aluminum Alloys
  Bernie Kirk and John Bondarowicz
  This article describes a procedure that involves coupling a standardized chill casting procedure with a relatively simple and rugged x-ray fluorescence surface preparation technique.

• Materials and Process Analysis Update: A Survey of Recently Introduced Products for Physical Testing, Process Measurement, and Industrial Sensing
  Mark Adams
  This overview describes recent developments in applied analyzer technology.

COLUMNS

• Chemometrics in Spectroscopy: Efficient Comparison of Two Methods for Collaborative Laboratory Studies - Part Five
  Jerome Workman Jr. and Howard Mark

• The Baseline: Term Symbols, Part III: Diatomic Models
  David W. Ball

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ARTICLES

• A Rugged Near-Infrared Spectrometer for the Real-Time Measurement of Grains During Harvest
  Chas. W. von Rosenberg Jr., Agostino Abbate, Jessica Drake, and David M. Mayes
  An NIR solid-state spectrometer can be used to measure commodity grains in the field in real time.

• Microwave Theory and Its Application to Spectrochemical Analysis
  Neil Fitzgerald
  This article addresses the fundamental theory of microwave interactions with matter including a discussion of frequency effects.

• X-Ray Diffraction I: On the Diffraction of X-rays by Crystalline Solids
  Harry G. Brittain
  This article establishes a foundation of the basic principles regarding the nature of the crystalline state in pharmaceutics and the diffraction of x-rays by such materials.

COLUMNS

• Atomic Spectroscopy Perspectives: Using Certified Reference Materials in Analytical Chemistry
  Ales Fajgelg

• Molecular Spectroscopy Workbench: Standards for Reflectance Mesurements Selection and Use: A Primer --- Part II
  Art Springsteen

• Chemometrics in Spectroscopy: Ranking Test for Collaborative Laboratory Studies --- Part Four
  Jerome Workman Jr. and Howard Mark

• Mass Spectrometry Forum: The Electron Multiplier
  Kenneth L. Busch

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• Pittcon 2000 Revisited
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ARTICLE

• PittCon 2000 in Review
  Compiled by Mark Adams and Michael MacRae
  This article provides highlights of the new instrumentation at this year's Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy.

COLUMNS

• Molecular Spectroscopy Workbench: Standards for Reflectance Measurements Selection and Use: A Primer (Part 1)
  Art Springsteen

• Focus on Quality: Just E-sign on the Bottom Line?
  R.D. McDowall

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ARTICLES

• Have FT-IR . . . Will Travel
  John Coates and John Reffner
  This article describes a new mobile FT-IR analyzer that can save time and money dedicated to transporting samples to a laboratory, and may change the way that samples are handled.

• CE-ICP-MS: Advantages and Improvements in Selenium Speciation
  Bernhard Michalke
  Improvements in coupling capillary electrophoresis on-line to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry are described in the field of selenium speciation.

• A Polarity-Sensitive Fluorescence Study of the pH-Dependent Aggregation of Poly(methacrylic acid-g-ethylene glycol) Copolymers in Water
  Arvind M. Mathur, Bernhard Drescher, Alec B. Scranton, and John Klier
  The polarity-sensitive fluorescence of pyrene was used to investigate the complex-induced hydrophobic aggregation of poly(methacrylic acid-g-ethylene glycol) in aqueous solutions.

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• Molecular Spectroscopy Workbench:
  
  • Indium Gallium Arsenide NIR Photodiode Array Spectroscopy, Part II:
  • Plastic Waste Sorting Applications of a Multiplexed NIR Spectrometer
  George A. Gasparian and Hartmut Lucht

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SPOTLIGHT

• The 2000 Spectroscopy Survey of Salaries and Employment Issues Salaries for spectroscopists are on the rise and so are projected employment opportunities, according to our 2000 reader survey.

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• Industry Trends: Spectroscopy Poised for Moderate Growth as Analytical Instrumentation Market Rebounds
  
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ARTICLES

• Fiberoptic Dissolution Testing Advances Drug Quality Control
  John Earnhardt and Ishai Nir
  This article compares current UV/Vis dissolution-study methods used in quality control for the pharmaceutical industry with in situ fiberoptic-based testing.

• Polymer Hydroxyl Analysis and Outlier Detection with a Process Photometer
  Don S. Goldman and Nelson Lytle
  Lower-cost process photometers can provide results - such as outlier detection - similar to full-spectrum process spectrophotometers using chemometrics for calibration.

• High-Sensitivity Three-Dimensional Spectrofluorometer with Charge-Coupled-Device Detection for Chromatographic Applications
  Steven J. Setford and Selwayan Saini
  A three-dimensional spectrofluorometer incorporating a charge-coupled-device detector monitors the fluorescence of chromatographically resolved compounds over a wide excitation wavelength range.

COLUMNS

• Molecular Spectroscopy Workbench: Indium Gallium Arsenide NIR Photodiode Array Spectroscopy
  George A. Gasparian and Hartmut Lucht

• Mass Spectrometry Forum: The Resurgence of Exact Mass Measurement with FTMS
  Kenneth L. Busch

• Chemometrics in Spectroscopy: Using ANOVA for Collaborative Laboratory Studies, Part Two
  Jerome Workman Jr. and Howard Mark

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ARTICLES

• Spectroscopic Determination of Chelator Content in Antibody-Chelator Conjugates: UV/Vis, Fluorescence, and MALDI-TOF MS Studies
  Ekaterina Dadachova
  Spectroscopic methods offer a valuable alternative to radioisotopes for quality control in the use of monoclonal antibody-bifunctional chelator conjugates.

• The Concept of Background Equivalent Concentration in Spectrochemistry
  Volker Thomsen, Graham Roberts, and Kevin Burgess
  The authors explain why the concept of spectral background radiation and its quantification in the background equivalent concentration are important in analytical OES.

COLUMNS

• Chemometrics in Spectroscopy: A Blueprint for Collaborative Laboratory Studies: Part 1
  Robert C. Richter, Dirk Link, and H.M. (Skip) Kingston

• Sampling Solutions: On-Demand Production of High-Purity Acids in the Analytical Laboratory
  Robert C. Richter, Dirk Link, and H.M. (Skip) Kingston

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