Publications [#233706] of Richard A. Palmer

Journal Articles

  1. Palmer, RA, "Time-resolved and phase-resolved vibrational spectroscopy by use of step-scan FT-IR", edited by Bertie, JE; Wieser, H , Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical EngineeringJanuary,, 1994, 2089, 53-61, SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING [Gateway.cgi], [doi].
    (last updated on 2024/07/16)

    Abstract:
    Step-scan FT-IR is one of the most versatile and conceptually simple means of applying the power of interferometry to the study of time dependent phenomena. The fundamental advantage of the step-scan method is the separation of the spectral multiplexing from the time domain by collecting the data while the retardation is held constant. This permits impulse-response (time domain, or time-resolved) studies with temporal resolution limited only by the signal strength, detector rise time and speed of the electronics, as well as modulation-demodulation (frequency domain, or phase-resolved) studies at essentially any modulation frequency or by use of multiple simultaneous modulation frequencies, unhindered by the Fourier frequencies of the continuous-scan FT-IR method. In this paper a review of the approaches to the step-scan method is coupled with a report of recent results in the areas of photoacoustic spectral depth profiling and in time-resolved and phase-resolved investigation of the millisecond-tonanosecond dynamics of liquid crystal and polymer films, as well as of transition metal complexes and heme proteins.