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December 2002, Volume 17, Number 12
ARTICLE
- Spectroscopy on a Primordial World - Titan
Barry E. DiGregorio
The author discusses how gas chromatography / mass spectrometry will help
to characterize the atmosphere and surface of Titan, Saturn's largest
moon
COLUMNS
- Guest Editorial: Infrared Solves Some Unusual Problems for the Film Industry
Paul A. Wilks
- Tutorial: Walther Gerlach and the Foundations of Modern Spectrochemical Analysis
Volker Thomsen
- Chemometrics: Analysis of Noise, Part XIII
Howard Mark and Jerome Workman Jr.
DEPARTMENTS
- From the Publisher and the Editor
- News Spectrum
- Calendar
- End of Spectrum
RESOURCE SECTION
- Editorial Index
- Bookshelf
- Book Review
- Directory of Associations
- Information for Authors
- Call for Papers
CORPORATE CAPABILITIES
- Absolute Standards, Inc.
- Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc.
- Amptek Inc.
- AIS - Analytical Instrument Systems, Inc.
- Analytical Spectral Devices
- Andor Technology
- Aurora Instruments Ltd.
- Axiom Analytical, Inc.
- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Informatics Division
- Bruker AXS Inc.
- Bruker Optics Inc
- Buchi Analytical Inc.
- BURLE INDUSTRIES, INC.
- CEM Corporation
- CVI Spectral Products
- CeramOptec Industries
- Chart Industries
- Danaher Motion (NEAT brand)
- Digilab
- EDAX Inc
- Edinburgh Instruments Ltd.
- FiberTech Optica
- Foss NIRSystems, Inc.
- Glass Expansion
- Evergreen Laser Corporation
- Guided Wave Inc.
- Harrick Scientific Corporation
- InPhotonics, Inc.
- LCGC, an Advanstar Science Publication
- J.A. Woollam Co., Inc.
- Jobin Yvon
- K and M Electronics, Inc. - A Subsidiary of ITT Industries, Inc.
- Kaiser Optical Systems, Inc.
- Kratos Analytical, Inc.
- Leeman Labs
- Melles Griot Laser and Electro Optics Group
- MIDAC Corporation
- New England Photoconductor Corp.
- Olis, Inc.
- Ocean Optics, Inc.
- Optometrics LLC
- PANalytical
- Parker Hannifin Corporation
- PIKE Technologies
- PLX, Inc.
- Polymicro Technologies, LLC
- Positive Light
- Remspec Corporation
- Rigaku/MSC, Inc.
- Roper Scientific, Inc.
- SCP SCIENCE
- Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
- Specac Inc.
- Spectroscopy, an Advanstar Science Publication
- SPECTRO Analytical Instruments, Inc.
- SPEX CertiPrep, Inc., Sample Preparation Division
- SPEX CertiPrep, Inc., Certified Reference Materials Division
- StellarNet, Inc
- Symphotic TII Corporation
- Spectra-Physics
- Thermo Electron Corporation
- Thermo NORAN, A Thermo Electron business
- Varian, Inc.
- Wilks Enterprise, Inc.
- PharmaGenomics, an Advanstar Science Publication
- X-Ray Optical Systems, Inc.
November 2002, Volume 17, Number 11
ARTICLE
- Detection of g-Hydroxybutyrate and g-Butyrolactone by Ion Mobility Spectrometry
Morgan L. Patchett, Yuka Minoshima, and Peter B. Harrington
The authors discuss g-hydroxybutyrate, a drug of abuse that is not detected in the drug-detection mode or positive polarity of commercial ion mobility spectrometers, but can be detected by ion mobility spectrometry instruments in negative mode.
COLUMN
- Tutorial: A Beginner's Guide to ICP-MS Part XIII - Sampling Accessories
Robert Thomas
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October 2002, Volume 17, Number 10
ARTICLE
- Radio Frequency Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy:
Depth Profiling Analysis of Thin Anodic Alumina Films as Potential Reference Materials
K. Shimizu, H. Habazaki, P. Skeldon, G.E. Thompson, and R. Kenneth Marcus
The authors discuss the need for reference materials that can be applied in the area of thin (,10 mm) films analysis, which has long been realized, but is still, in general, under-addressed.
COLUMNS
- Tutorial: A Beginner's Guide to ICP-MS Part XII - A Review of Interferences
Robert Thomas
- Mass Spectrometry Forum: Chemical Noisein Mass Spectrometry, Part I
Kenneth L. Busch
- Chemometrics: Analysis of Noise, Part XII
Howard Mark and Jerome Workman Jr.
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September 2002, Volume 17, Number 9
ARTICLES
- Test of an In Vivo Method to Detect Chloroplast Division in Crop Plants, Part II: Verification of the Phenomenon by Germplasm Methods and Confocal Microscopy
Ping Zheng, Carolyn Wetzel, Karim Ammar, Anne-Marie Michelle Girard, Steve Rodermel, David R. Thomas, Li Ning, James B. Callis, Gerry E. Edwards, and Larry Daley
Part two of a series about a novel spectrofluorometric method that allows for in vivo observation of division of chloroplast populations in leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana.
- A Statistical Approach to Reporting Uncertainty on Certified Values of Chemical Reference Materials for Trace Metal Analysis
Nimi Kocherlakota, Ralph Obenauf, and Robert Thomas
The authors discuss an approach by a manufacturer of calibration standards and certified reference materials to standardize the reporting of uncertainty associated with certified values quoted on a certificate of analysis.
COLUMN
- Guest Editorial: History of the Chemical Heritage Foundation
Scientific Instrumentation Museum
John R. Ferraro and Edward G. Brame Jr.
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August 2002, Volume 17, Number 8
BUYERS' GUIDE
- SPECTROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTATION/SPECTROMETER SYSTEMS
- OPTICS, ELECTRO-OPTICS, FIBER OPTICS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS
- SAMPLING/SAMPLE HANDLING
- SPECTROSCOPY SOFTWARE/HARDWARE/AUTOMATION PRODUCTS
- SPECTROSCOPY SERVICES
- GENERAL SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES
- PROCESS ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS
- BIOANALYSIS INSTRUMENTS
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- FROM THE EDITOR
- PRODUCT INDEX
- MANUFACTURER DIRECTORY
- WEB SHOWCASE
July 2002, Volume 17, Number 7
ARTICLES
- Advances in Field-Portable XRF
Volker Thomsen and Debbie Schatzlein
The authors review the science and technology of the latest generation
of hand-held x-ray spectrometers and their analytical capabilities in
alloy analysis.
- An Overview of New Products at the Denver X-ray Conference
A brief overview of some of the latest spectroscopy-related equipment
and supplies scheduled to be shown at the 2002 Denver X-ray Conference.
COLUMN
- Spectroscopy Tutorial: A Beginner's Guide to ICP-MS, Part XI - Peak Measurement Protocol
Robert Thomas
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June 2002, Volume 17, Number 6
ARTICLE
- Shedding Light on DNA Analysis Multiplexed Detection and Identification Using Fluorescence Lifetime Methods
Suzanne J. Lassiter, Wieslaw J. Stryjewski, Yun Wang, and Steven A. Soper
This article provides a review of using both time- and phase-resolved fluorescence for DNA analysis in both sequencing and microarray applications.
COLUMN
- Chemometrics: Analysis of Noise, Part XI
Howard Mark and Jerome Workman Jr.
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May 2002, Volume 17, Number 5
FEATURE
- PittCon 2002 Review
The 17th Annual Wrap-up of New Spectroscopy Instrumentation Introduced at the Pittsburgh Conference
Michelle Nicolson, Joseph Perry, Sarah K. Thompson, and Nancy Spurling Johnson
Spectroscopy's annual overview presents new instrumentation that was introduced at the Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (PittCon), held this year March 18?21 in New Orleans.
ARTICLE
- Determination of Recombinant Monoclonal Antibodies and Noncovalent Antigen TNFa Trimer Using Q-TOF Mass Spectrometry
L.C. Santora, I.S. Krull, and K. Grant
The authors describe how quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry was used to measure the intact molecular weights of large proteins and some noncovalent protein complexes.
COLUMN
- Mass Spectrometry Forum: Fifty-Year Celebration for the Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry
Kenneth L. Busch
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April 2002, Volume 17, Number 4
ARTICLES
- Test of an In Vivo Method to Detect Chloroplast Division in Crop Plants
Part I: Discovery of the Phenomenon
Ping Zheng, Carolyn Wettzel, Karim Ammar, Anne-Marie Michelle Girard, Steve Rodermel, David R. Thomas, Li Ning, James B. Callis, Gerry E. Edwards, and Larry Daley
This article is the first installment in a two-part series that describes a novel spectrofluorometric method that allows for in vivo observation of division of chloroplast populations in leaves of Arabidopsis thalania.
- Sampling Accessories for the High-Throughput Analysis of Combinatorial Libraries Using Spectral Imaging
Christopher M. Snively and Jochen Lauterbach
This article describes several special sampling accessories, designed by the authors, that allow a variety of combinatorial systems to be analyzed.
COLUMN
- Spectroscopy Tutorial: A Beginner's Guide to ICP-MS, Part X - Detectors
Robert Thomas
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March 2002, Volume 17, Number 3
SPOTLIGHT
- The 2002 Spectroscopy Survey of Salaries and Employment Issues
This year's survey provides plenty of good news, including higher salaries despite the poor U.S. economy and positive attitudes about current positions.
SHOWCASE
- Industry Trends: Mass Spectrometry Shines Bright in an Otherwise Bleak Market for Spectroscopy Instrumentation
- Products for Spectroscopy
- Product and Company Literature
DEPARTMENTS
- From the Editor
- Guest Editorial: The Birth of Infrared Filtometry
- News Spectrum
- Web Showcase
- Advertisers
- End of the Spectrum: Spectroscopic Technology Used in Asbestos Investigation of WTC Site
February 2002, Volume 17, Number 2
FEATURE
- Raman Microscopy in Art and Archaeology Illumination of Historical Mysteries in Rock Art and Frescoes
Howell G.M. Edwards
This article describes the use of Raman microscopy to investigate historical mysteries in rock art and frescoes.
COLUMNS
- Spectroscopy Tutorial: A Beginner's Guide to ICP-MS, Part IX - Mass Analyzers: Collision/Reaction Cell Technology
Robert Thomas
- The Baseline: Raman Spectroscopy
David W. Ball
- Mass Spectrometry Forum: SAMS - Speaking with Acronyms in Mass Spectrometry
Kenneth L. Busch
- Focus on Quality: Validation of Spectrometry Software, Part III - Vendor Audit, System Purchase, and Preparation for Installation
R.D. McDowall
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January 2002, Volume 17, Number 1
ARTICLES
- Ultratrace Aluminum Analysis of Nutritional Intravenous Solution Components in 1-Propanol Using GFAAS
Tim Shelbourn, Molly Chacko, Jennifer Wisser, Tammy Mortensen, Scott Ericson, Karen Nunez, Deborah Sutliff
This article describes how ultratrace aluminum analysis of two nutritional intravenous solution components with limited water solubility can be performed by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy (GFAAS) with dissolution in 1-propanol.
- Phase-, Time-, and Space-Resolved Step-Scan FT-IR Spectroscopy: Principles and Applications to Dynamic and Heterogeneous Systems
Eric Y. Jiang
This article reviews the principles and major applications of step-scan Fourier transform–infrared spectroscopy, an important means for solving challenging problems in many areas of science and technology.
COLUMNS
- Spectroscopy Tutorial: A Beginner's Guide to ICP-MS, Part VIII - Mass Analyzers: Time-of-Flight Technology
Robert Thomas
- Chemometrics in Spectroscopy: Analysis of Noise - Part X
Howard Mark and Jerome Workman Jr.
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