Coupled Turbidity and Spectroscopy Problems: A Simple Algorithm for Volumetric Analysis of Optically Thin or Dilute, In Vitro Bacterial Cultures in Various Media

Steven Ortiz, Richard T. McDonough, Paul Dent, Jerry Goodisman, and Joseph Chaiken

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(3), 261-274 (2020)  View: PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]

Fluorescence Turn-On Detection of Ascorbic Acid Using a Self-Assembled Lanthanide Polymer Nanoparticle

Hui-Hui Zeng, Fang Liu, Long-Ke Hu, Jie Deng, Yue-Ping Xie, Wei Xiao, Pei-Qing Lai, Yong Wang, Ya-Feng Feng, and Jing-Chen Yu

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(3), 275-284 (2020)  View: PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]

Evaluation of a Thermoelectric Cooler as a Sample Pre-Treatment Method for Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Analysis of Liquid Samples

Hanin Athirah Harun and Roslinda Zainal

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(3), 285-294 (2020)  View: PDF

Phoenicians Preferred Red Pigments: Chemical Compositions of Make-Up Powders Found in Archaeological Sites from Sicily

Cecilia Baraldi, Maria Pamela Toti, Elsa Van Elslande, Philippe Walter, and Maria Cristina Gamberini

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(3), 295-304 (2020)  View: PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (3)]

The Usefulness of Spectroscopic Simulations

Milan Milosevic, Nils Wendland, Robert E. Lee, and Brian W. Gregory

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(3), 305-313 (2020)  View: PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]

Handheld X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) Versus Wavelength Dispersive XRF: Characterization of Chinese Blue-and-White Porcelain Sherds Using Handheld and Laboratory-Type XRF Instruments

Gulsu Simsek Franci

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(3), 314-322 (2020)  View: PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]

Evaluating Low-Cost Optical Spectrometers for the Detection of Simulated Substandard and Falsified Medicines

Wenbo Wang, Matthew D. Keller, Ted Baughman, and Benjamin K. Wilson

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(3), 323-333 (2020)  View: PDF

Behavior of the Reststrahlen Band in the 17–25 μm Spectral Region in the Diffuse Reflection Spectra of Sand and Silt Mixtures

Kenneth J. Ewing, Kevin J. Major, Jasbinder Sanghera, Raju V. Kala, Stacy E. Howington, and Jerry Ballard

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(3), 334-339 (2020)  View: PDF

Time-Gated Single-Shot Picosecond Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (ps-LIBS) for Equivalence-Ratio Measurements

Mark Gragston, Paul Hsu, Anil Patnaik, Zhili Zhang, and Sukesh Roy

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(3), 340-346 (2020)  View: PDF

Vibrational Stark Spectroscopy of Fluorobenzene Using Quantum Cascade Laser Dual Frequency Combs

Urszula Szczepaniak, Samuel Hayes Schneider, Raphael Horvath, Jacek Kozuch, and Markus Geiser

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(3), 347-356 (2020)  View: PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]

Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) of Neonicotinoid Insecticide Thiacloprid Assisted by Silver and Gold Nanostructures

Petar A. Atanasov, Nikolay N. Nedyalkov, Naoki Fukata, Wipakorn Jevasuwan, and Thiyagu Subramani

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(3), 357-364 (2020)  View: PDF

First Use of Handheld Raman Spectroscopy to Analyze Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Intact Fish Oil Capsules

Daniel Patrick Killeen, Asli Card, Keith Christopher Gordon, and Nigel Brian Perry

Appl. Spectrosc. 74(3), 365-371 (2020)  View: PDF