Primer on Raman Spectroscopy
published by peterman on Mon, 01/02/2017 - 14:24
Our specialty at OndaVia is the application of portable Raman spectroscopy to quantitative chemical analysis. Although first discovered nearly one-hundred years ago, Raman has primarily been a specialty laboratory technique. Over the past decade or so, technological improvements have allowed Raman to move from a laboratory-only technique to portable, in-field analysis tools for a variety of fields. Raman spectrometers are used by law-enforcement for illicit drug identification, first-response teams to identify hazardous materials, and recyclers to determine the composition of plastics. In this blog post, I lay out the background for how Raman spectroscopy works.