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FT-IR microspectrometry advances

Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) microspectrometry has created a renaissance in infrared analysis, with applications from cosmic dust to the analysis of plastic laminates.

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Kwiatkoski, J., Reffner, J. FT-IR microspectrometry advances. Nature 328, 837–838 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1038/328837a0

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