Difference between revisions of "Far infrared"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The region of the [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=electromagnetic | + | The region of the [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=electromagnetic%20radiation 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 == | ||
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| − | * | + | * 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 | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_infrared: lists FIR as 30 to 1000 microns | ||
Revision as of 06:55, 24 July 2013
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