title: Determination of quality and adulteration of tequila through the use of surface plasmon resonance.
abstract: In this work, the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technique is used to determine the quality or adulteration of tequila beverages. Graphic analyses of the position and width of the SPR curve are related to the complex refractive index of the sample, showing differentiated regions where one can easily and unambiguously identify white, aged, or extra-aged tequilas, and even adulterated or low quality tequilas. The curves generated by aged and extra-aged tequilas, with respect to those obtained from white tequilas, are wider, while the resonant peak shifts towards larger angles. This behavior should be attributed to the aging process. The resonance curve is generated in 20 s, minimizing the variations of the SPR curve parameters due to temperature fluctuations.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica A.C., León, México. dluna@cio.mx
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Luna-Moreno
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Monzón-Hernández
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Noé-Arias
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Regalado