Over the last few years, near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has rapidly developed into an important and extremely useful method of analysis. In fact, for certain research areas and applications, ranging from material science via chemistry to life sciences, it has become an indispensable tool because t[...]
Presents a comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of near-infrared, infrared and Raman imaging, focusing on various applications for chemical analysis in delicate natural and synthetic samples. This handbook also covers instrumentation for vibrational spectroscopic imaging, and chemometric evalu[...]