This comprehensive reference/text covers updated principles of Raman theory, analysis, instrumentation, and measurement — it specifies up-to-the-minute benefits of Raman spectroscopy in a variety of industrial and academic fields. Case studies that illustrate current techniques in data extraction and analysis are presented.

Handbook of Raman Spectroscopy reviews automated calibration in the industrial environment; examines the use of Raman spectroscopy in polymer films and fibers; discusses spectral identification and management of standard spectral databases for pigments; reveals insights into biodynamics and process control; and more.

From the Preface: “...When we first conceived this book, there was not a single reference source whose basis was (a) Can Raman spectroscopy be of use? and if it can, (b) what type of instrumentation will allow the user to obtain the most useful data? We have tried to identify as many areas of topical interest as possible, that will be appropriate to [practical industrial-oriented] Raman practitioners. We have drawn together and blended industrial and academic spectroscopists to produce a comprehensive text for modern Raman spectroscopists...”

Target Audience: General and Raman spectroscopists; organic, inorganic, analytical, polymer, material, and environmental chemists and biochemists; process and chemical engineers; physicists; instrument design specialists; forensic scientists; pharmacologists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these fields.

Table of Contents:

Theory of Raman Scattering

Evolution and Revolution of Raman Instrumentation — Application of Available Technologies to Spectroscopy and Microsocopy

Raman Spectrsocopy and its Adaptation to the Industrial Environment

Raman Microscopy: Confocal and Scanning Near-Field

Raman Imaging

The Quest for Accuracy in Raman Spectra

Chemometrics for Raman Spectroscopy

Raman Spectra of Gases

Raman Spectroscopy Applied to Crystals: Phenomena and Principles, Concepts and Conventions

Raman Scattering of Glass

Raman Spectroscopic Applications to Gemmology

Raman Spectroscopy on II—VI Semiconductor Nanostructures

In Vivo Raman Spectroscopy

Some Pharmaceutical Applications of Raman Spectroscopy

Low-Frequency Raman Spectroscopy and Biomolecular Dymanics

Raman Spectroscopic Studies of Ion—Ion Interactions in Aqueous and Nonaqueous Electrolyte Solutions

Environmental Applications of Raman Spectroscopy to Aqueous Systems

Raman and Surface Enhanced Resonance Raman Scattering: Applications in Forensic Science

Application of Raman Spectroscopy to Organic Fibers and Films

Raman Spectroscopy of Catalysts

Applications of IR and Raman Spectroscopy to the Study of Medieval Pigments

Raman Spectra of Quasi-Elemental Carbon

Process Raman Spectroscopy

The Use of Raman Spectroscopy to Monitor the Quality of Carbon Overcoats in the Disk Drive Industry

Raman Spectroscopy in the Undergradutae Teaching Laboratory

Raman Spectroscopy in the Characterization of Archaeological Materials

Index