General Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy Information

For general information about infrared spectroscopy consult the following links:

• Infrared Spectrosopy Tutorial
• Raman Tutorial
• Virtual Raman Spectroscopy
• Ultimate Raman Links
• General Spectroscopy Info. from University of Michigan
• FTIR Spectroscopy
• Link to Selected Paper on Raman and Second Harmonic Generation
• Department of Physical Chemistry at the Fritz-Haber-Institut, Germany

Utilizing synchrotron radiation as an IR source for FTIR microspectroscopy (resulting in lower noise and greater spatial resolution than what can be obtained using standard glo-bar type sources) has opened up new areas and applications. A number of the laboratories above have collaborated with the IR beamlines at the National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Please see the following link for details:

• Infrared programs at the National Synchrotron Light Source (This is a large .pdf file)

In addition to synchrotron sources, other new methods for generating high intensity or short pulse infrared radiation are under development. This includes the use of Free-Electron Lasers (FEL). For information on the FEL at Jefferson National Laboratory, please go to the following link:

• Jefferson Lab/U.S. Navy Infrared Demonstration Free-Electron Laser (FEL)

The following internet sites provide information on the basics of infrared science and spectroscopy.

• Mark Tobin's Infrared page
• Organic Database

Stony Brook IR and Raman Publications

The following are a list of publications of Stony Brook researchers using IR and Raman techniques:

• Pitting of Aluminum Alloy

The following are a list of excellent reference sources which contain information on infrared spectroscopy and related research:

• Infrared and Raman Spectra of Inorganic and Coordination Compounds : Applications in Coordination, Organometallic, and Bioinorganic Chemistry (A and B) by Kazuo Nakamoto John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0471163929 5th Ed. 1997
• Handbook of Infrared and Raman Spectra of Inorganic Compounds and Organic Salts, The (4-Volume Set) by Richard A. Nyquist, Ronald O. Kagel, Curtis L. Putzig, M. Anne Leugers Academic Pr ISBN: 0125234449 1996
• Introduction to Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy by Norman B. Colthup, Lawrence H. Daly, Stephen E. Wiberley, Stephen E. Wiberly Academic Pr ISBN: 012182554X 3rd Ed. 1997
• Fundamentals of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy by Brian C. Smith CRC Press ISBN: 0849324610 1995
• Modern Infrared Spectroscopy by Barbara Stuart, W. O. George, David J. Ando (Contributor) John Wiley & Son Ltd ISBN: 0471959170 2nd Ed. 1996
• Biological Applications of Infrared Spectroscopy by D. J. Ando, Barbara Stuart John Wiley & Son Ltd ISBN: 0471974145 1st Ed. 1997
• An Introduction to Infrared Spectroscopy by Werner Brčugel John Wiley & Son Ltd. 1962
• Chemical Applications of Infrared Spectroscopy. C. N. R. Rao Academic Press 1963
• Infrared Spectroscopy in Surface Chemistry by Hair, Michael L. Marcel Dekker 1967
• A Systematic Approach to the Interpretation of Infrared Spectra by Herman A. Szymanski Hertillon Press 1967

The following website gives a practical hands-on manual for the opeartion of a synchrotron IR microscopy beamline at the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
It is an excellent on-line resource.

• Manual for IR Beamline 1.4.3 at ALS

This Powerpoint slide presentation was given as a review at the Spring 2001 199th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Washington D.C. It documents the advantages of synchrotron-based IR microspectroscopy and also provides a number of examples of its use. Note: This is a large download (11 MB).

• Applications of Synchrotron Infrared Microspectroscopy (SIRMS) to Corrosion, Contamination and Coatings