- Introduction to Infrared Spectroscopy
- The Properties of Light. What is an Infrared Spectrum? Y-Axis Units. What are Infrared Spectra Used for? Infrared Spectroscopy: Good and Bad Points
- The Advantage of FTIR: Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- The Disadvantage of FTIR: Water and CO2 Peaks
Module 2: How an FTIR Works
- Interferometers and Interferograms
- How a Spectrum is Produced
- Optimizing Spectral Quality: Part 1
Module 3: How an FTIR Works
- Optimizing Spectral Quality: Part 2
- FTIR Hardware
- Infrared Sources, Beamsplitters, Detectors: DTGS and MCT, The He-Ne Laser
- Instrument Troubleshooting
Module 4: Dealing with Mixtures
- Spectral Subtraction
- Theory
- Optimizing Subtraction Results
- Spotting Artifacts
- Library Searching
- Background and Theory
- The Search Process
- Properly Interpreting Search Results
- Subtract and Search Again