Difference between revisions of "Far infrared"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The region of the [ | + | The region of the [[electromagnetic radiation|electromagnetic spectrum]] (500 - 20 cm-1; 20 - 500 micrometers) that falls between the mid-IR and the microwave region. The far infrared (far-IR) region is well suited to the study of organometallic or inorganic compounds. It is useful in the identification and differentiation of many minerals and colorants. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 09:42, 15 January 2014
Description
The region of the electromagnetic spectrum (500 - 20 cm-1; 20 - 500 micrometers) that falls between the mid-IR and the microwave region. The far infrared (far-IR) region is well suited to the study of organometallic or inorganic compounds. It is useful in the identification and differentiation of many minerals and colorants.
Synonyms and Related Terms
far-IR; FIR; Ferninfrarot (Deut.); infrarouge lointain (Fr.);
Additional Information
M.Derrick, D.Stulik, J.Landry, Infrared Spectroscopy in Conservation Science, in Scientific Tools for Conservation series, Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 1999.
Authority
- M.Derrick, D.Stulik, J.Landry, Infrared Spectroscopy in Conservation Science, in Scientific Tools for Conservation series, Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 1999
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_infrared: lists FIR as 30 to 1000 microns