title: Planar array infrared emission spectroscopy.
abstract: Planar array infrared spectroscopy (PA-IR) is shown to be a powerful new approach to infrared emission spectroscopy (IRES). A proof-of-concept study of selected polymers indicates that PA-IRES allows acquisition of emission spectra with a high signal-to-noise ratio at temperatures as low as 80 degrees C. It is shown that a time resolution below 20 ms is readily achievable for time-resolved characterization of single non-repeatable events. The possibility of recording spatially resolved emission spectra is also demonstrated, and potential applications of this novel technique are finally described.
authors.affiliation: Département de Chimie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7, Canada. c.pellerin@umontreal.ca
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pellerin
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pelletier
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Rabolt
authors.forename: D Bruce
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Chase
mesh_terms: D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D011137:Polystyrenes