Internal Reflection Spectroscopy: Theory and Applications (Practical Spectroscopy)

Presents coverage of internal reflection spectroscopy (IRS) and its applications to polymer, semiconductor, biological, electrochemical and membrane research. It describes the theory and procedures and identifies the spectral regions, from materials characterization to process monitoring.

Francis M. Mirabella, Jr. is Associate Scientist of Polymer Physics at Quantum Chemical Corporation, Morris, Illinois. The author or coauthor of over 55 journal articles and book chapters and author of one book, he is a member of the American Chemical Society, the Society for Applied Spectroscopy, and the Coblentz Society. Dr. Mirabella has been active in the development of internal reflection spectroscopy and has organized a series of symposia through the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies' national meetings. He received the M.S. degree (1974) in organic chemistry and the Ph.D. degree (1975) in polymer science from the University of Connecticut, Storrs.