Understanding how the interaction of light and matter can be used to obtain chemical information.
Knowledge of strategies and mathematical techniques for extracting information from Infrared and Raman spectra.
Awareness of the application potential of Infrared and Raman spectroscopy in chemical research and industrial applications.
Basics: Fresnel equations, reflexion and diffraction, Kramers-Kronig Transformation, Kubelka-Munk theory, evanescent fields, Rama effect, surface plasmons
Instrumentation: step-scan FT-IR, IR lasers, NIR spectrometers, FT Raman and dispersive Raman spectrometers
Measurement techniques: transmission (solids/liquids/gas), open-path, stand-off, diffusive and directed external reflection, photoacoustic, IR microscopy and imaging, surface enhanced Raman scattering, Raman microscopy and imaging,
Using examples of fundamental chemical research and industrial applications the most relevant data analysis techniques (PLS, MCR-ALS, 2DCOS,¿) shall be exemplified.
