Combining linear polarization spectroscopy and the Representative Layer Theory to measure the Beer–Lambert law absorbance of highly scattering materials

A Gobrecht, R Bendoula, JM Roger… - Analytica chimica …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Visible and Near Infrared (Vis–NIR) Spectroscopy is a powerful non destructive
analytical method used to analyze major compounds in bulk materials and products and …

Complete elimination of specular reflectance in infrared diffuse reflectance measurements

RG Messerschmidt - Applied spectroscopy, 1985 - opg.optica.org
The Kubelka-Munk relationship is the equation most commonly used to describe the
reflectance from a scattering medium. This equation breaks down, however, in several …

Employing theories far beyond their limits—the case of the (Boguer‐) beer–lambert law

TG Mayerhöfer, H Mutschke, J Popp - ChemPhysChem, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract For spectroscopists, the (Bouguer‐) Beer–Lambert law is unquestionably an
essential principle, since it is inseparably linked with one of the most important quantities in …

Explaining some light scattering properties of milk using representative layer theory

DJ Dahm - Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, 2013 - opg.optica.org
Milk is an example of a strongly scattering material, as its white colour indicates. For non-
scattering samples, the Beer-Lambert law can be used to compute an absorption coefficient …

Effective sample size in diffuse reflectance near-IR spectrometry

O Berntsson, T Burger, S Folestad… - Analytical …, 1999 - ACS Publications
Two independent methods for determination of the effectively sampled mass per unit area
are presented and compared. The first method combines directional− hemispherical …

CaF2: An Ideal Substrate Material for Infrared Spectroscopy?

TG Mayerhöfer, S Pahlow, U Hübner… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
CaF2 seems to be the ideal substrate material for the infrared spectroscopy of organic and
biological layers, since its refractive index is very similar to that of these materials. As a …

Removing interference-based effects from infrared spectra–interference fringes re-revisited

TG Mayerhöfer, S Pahlow, U Hübner, J Popp - Analyst, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Substantial refractive index mismatches between substrate and layers lead to undulating
baselines, which are known as interference fringes. These fringes can be attributed to …

Determination of the absorption and scattering coefficients of pigments: application to the identification of the components of pigment mixtures

G Latour, M Elias, JM Frigerio - Applied spectroscopy, 2009 - opg.optica.org
In most scattering media, the scattering centers have random shapes and sizes, preventing
any theoretical approach for the determination of their absorption and scattering coefficients …

Comparison of Beer's law and thermal lens techniques for absorption measurements under conditions of high scattering backgrounds

JB Thorne, DR Bobbitt - Applied spectroscopy, 1993 - journals.sagepub.com
Thermal lens spectroscopy has been experimentally compared to the conventional Beer's
law method in situations where the sample under study possesses substantial light …

A Comparison of the Kubelka-Munk, Rozenberg, and Pitts-Giovanelli methods of analysis of diffuse reflectance for several model systems

HG Hecht - Applied Spectroscopy, 1983 - journals.sagepub.com
Previous studies have shown that the Rozenberg and Pitts-Giovanelli methods are useful
alternatives that may be applied to diffusely reflecting samples that fail to conform to the …