Spectrophotometry Accurate Measurement of Optical Properties of Materials Experimental Methods in the Physical Sciences Series

This volume is an essential handbook for anyone interested in performing the most accurate spectrophotometric or other optical property of materials measurements. The chapter authors were chosen from the leading experts in their respective fields and provide their wisdom and experience in measurements of reflectance, transmittance, absorptance, emittance, diffuse scattering, color, and fluorescence. The book provides the reader with the theoretical underpinning to the methods, the practical issues encountered in real measurements, and numerous examples of important applications.

1. IntroductionGermer, Zwinkels and Tsai2. Theoretical concepts in spectrophotometric measurementsGermer, Zwinkels and Tsai3. Dispersive methodsGaertner, Yoon and Germer4. Fourier transform methodsKaplan and Quijada5. Regular reflectance and transmittancevan Nijnatten6. Diffuse reflectance and transmittanceHöpe7. Spectral fluorescenceZwinkels, DeRose and Lelan8. Angle-resolved diffuse reflectance and scatteringGermer, Stover and Schröder9. Spectral emissivity measurementsWatanabe, Ishii, Wakabayashi, Kumano, and Hanssen10. Color and appearanceNadal, Wyble and Zarobila11. The use of spectrophotometry in the pharmaceutical industryHammond12. Spectrophotometry applications: Remote sensingBruegge, Davies, Schwandner, and Seidel13. MicrospectrophotometryMartin and Eyring

Scientists, technicians and quality control experts seeking to perform precise and accurate spectrophotometry of the optical properties of materials.

• Written by the leading international experts from industry, government, and academia
• Written as a handbook, with in depth discussion of the topics
• Focus on making the most accurate and reproducible measurements
• Many practical applications and examples