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Linear infrared dichroism by a double modulation technique

Reimund StadlerGerald G. FullerVolker Abetz

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Polymers and PlasticsPhotoelastic modulatorInfrared dichroismbusiness.industryChemistryOrganic ChemistryAstrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsAnalytical chemistryPhysics::OpticsInfrared spectroscopyCondensed Matter PhysicsLinear dichroismDichroic glassOpticsModulationMaterials ChemistrySensitivity (control systems)Physics::Chemical PhysicsFourier transform infrared spectroscopybusiness

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In the first part of this paper an experimental setup using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) in combination with a photoelastic modulator (PEM) for linear dichroism measurements is described. The second part shows the influence of PEM-amplitude and scan-velocity on the sensitivity of the instrument. The third part deals with the fringe-problem in the baselines of absorbance spectra and its influence on the determination of the linear dichroic ratio.

https://doi.org/10.1002/masy.19910520105