LUMOS
FT-IR Microscopy Made Easy
FT-IR spectroscopy combined with the ATR technique allows to measure spectra of almost all kinds of solid and liquid samples without any sample preparation. Raman even facilitates contact-free measurements of material enclosed in their packaging. The identification of any sample is accomplished by automatic search of the measured sample spectrum in spectra libraries. Trace evidence like particles and fibers might not allow a conventional IR-spectroscopic measurement. To obtain spectra of samples with dimensions down to a few micrometers the fully automated IR microscope LUMOS is a very suitable instrument. IR microscopy is also the method of choice to perform laterally resolved measurements of heterogeneous samples.
Forensic Analysis
