Reflections are used with infrared spectroscopy in both internal reflection spectroscopy and reflection-absorption spectroscopy. These two techniques are compared and contrasted to transmission infrared spectroscopy. Several typical applications of each arc given along with some elementary theory of the reflection process itself. The applicability of each technique and past and probable future developments are discussed.
There are many books dealing with the transmission method. One example is BaumanR. P., Absorption Spectroscopy (Wiley, New York, 1962).
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IRS is treated extensively in HarrickN. J., Internal Reflection Spectroscopy (Wiley, Interscience, New York, 1967).
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The name, reflection-absorption spectroscopy was first introduced in GreenlerR. G.RahnR. R., and SchwartzJ. P., J. Catalysis23, 42 (1971).
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BornM. and WolfE., Principles of Optics (Pergamon, New York, 1969), p. 279.
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CarlssonD. J. and WilesD. M., Macromolecules4, 174 (1971).
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RA spectroscopy is discussed at some length in a chapter by the author in Methods of Surface Analysis, CzandernaA. W., Ed. (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1975).
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TompkinsH. G. and GreenlerR. G., Surf. Sci.28, 194 (1971).
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The effect of multiple reflections is discussed in GreenlerR. G., J. Chem. Phys.50, 1963 (1969).
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YatesJ. T.Jr.GreenlerR. G.RatajczkowaI., and KingD. A., Surf. Sci.36, 739 (1973); YatesJ. T.Jr. and KingD. A., Surf. Sci.36, 739 (1973).
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PritchardJ. and SimsM. L., Trans. Faraday Soc, 66, 4 (1970).
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KottkeM. L.GreenlerR. G., and TompkinsH., Surf. Sci.32, 231 (1972).
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PolingG. W., J. Electrochem. Soc.116, 958 (1969).
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TompkinsH. G. and AllaraD. L., J. Colloid Interface Sci.49, 410 (1974).
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ChanM. G. and AllaraD. L., Polymer Eng. Sci.14, 12 (1974); J. Colloid Interface Sci.47, 697 (1974).
