Focus Compendium

FOCAL POINT TITLES and AUTHORS

1994

Super-Resolution Imaging Spectroscopy by T. D. Harris, R. D. Grober, J. K Trautman, and E. Betzig, Applied Spectroscopy 48 (1) 14A (1994)

 Optical Tomography for Three-Dimensional Spectroscopy by David H. Burns, Applied Spectroscopy 48 (5) 12A (1994)

 A New Generation of Raman Instrumentation by Bruce Chase, Applied Spectroscopy 48 (7) 14A (1994)

 Atomic Mass Spectrometry by M. W. Blades Applied Spectroscopy 48 (11) 12 A (1994) 

1995

 Modern Molecular Fluorescence Spectroscopy by Frank Bright, Applied Spectroscopy 49 (1) 14A (1995)

 Capsule-Based Microwave Digestion by Guy Legere and Eric D. Salin, Applied Spectroscopy 49 (4) 14A (1995)

 NMR Applied to Materials Analysis by Tom Apple, 49 (6) 12A (1995)

 Glow Discharge Atomic Spectroscopy by Jose A. C. Broekaert, Applied Spectroscopy 49 (7) 12A (1995)

 Laser Ablation by Richard E. Russo, Applied Spectroscopy 49 (9) 14A (1995)

 ICP Emission Spectrometers: 1995 Analytical Figures of Merit by Jean-Michel Mermet and E. Poussel, Applied Spectroscopy 49 (10) 12A (1995)

 Chemical Systems Under Indirect Observation: Latent Properties and Chemometrics by Steven D. Brown, Applied Spectroscopy 49 (12) 14A (1995) 

1996

 Biological and Medical Applications of Near-Infrared Spectrometry by Robert J. Dempsey, Darron G. Davis, Rogert G. Buice, Jr., and Robert A. Lodder, Applied Spectroscopy 50 (2) 18A (1996)

 Vibrational Optical Activity by Laurence A. Nafie, Applied Spectroscopy 50 (5) 14A (1996)

 Single Molecule Fluorescence Analysis in Solution by Richard A. Keller, W. Patrick Ambrose, Peter M. Goodwin, James H. Jett, John C. Martin, and Ming Wu, Applied Spectroscopy 50 (7) 12A (1996)

 Raman Spectrometry with Fiber-Optic Sampling by Ian R. Lewis and Peter R. Griffiths, Applied Spectroscopy 50 (10) 12A (1996)

 Magnetic Resonance: An Account of Some Key Discoveries and Their Consequences by Edwin D. Becker, Applied Spectroscopy 50 (11) 16A (1996)

1997

 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry for Elemental Analysis by Patrick P. Mahoney, Steven J. Ray, and Gary M. Hieftje, Applied Spectroscopy 51 16A (1997)

 Investigating the Fate of Individual Sample Droplets in Inductively Coupled Plasmas by John W. Olesik, Applied Spectroscopy 51 158A (1997)

 Elemental Speciation and Coupled Techniques by Ryszard Lobinski, Applied Spectroscopy 51 260A (1997)

 Solid State Array Detectors for Analytical Spectrometry by James M. Harnly and Robert E. Fields, Applied Spectroscopy 51 334A (1997)

 Electrothermal Vaporization and Characterizationof the Graphite Surface at Elevated Temperatures by Vahid Majidi, James A. Holcombe, Kurt G. Vandervoort, David J. Butcher, and J. David Robertson, Applied Spectroscopy 51 408A (1997)

1998

Process Analytical Chemistry for Spectroscopists by D. Christian Hassell and Elizabeth M. Bowman, Applied Spectroscopy 52 18A (1998)

Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging: From Planetary to Cellular Systems by Pina Colarusso, Linda H. Kidder, Ira W. Levin, James C. Fraser, John F. Arens, & E. Neil Everall, Applied Spectroscopy 52 106A (1998)

Lasers Based on Optical Parametric Devices: Wavelength Tunability Empowers Laser-Based Techniques in the UV, Visible, and Near-IR by Jack X. Zhou, Xiandeng Hou, Karl X. Yang, Suh-Jen Jane Tsai, and Robert G. Michel, Applied Spectroscopy 52 176A (1998)

Application of X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy to Materials and Environmental Science by Steven D. Conradson, Applied Spectroscopy 52 252A (1998)

Grating Light Reflection Spectroscopy by Anatol M. Brodsky, Lloyd W. Burgess, and Sean A. Smith, Applied Spectroscopy 52 332A (1998)

The Science of a Revolutionary Chemist and Spectroscopist: Velmer A. Fassel by Akbar Montaser, Applied Spectroscopy 52 406A (1998)

1999

Electrospray Ionization Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry of

Macromolecules: The First Decade by Sarah A. Lorenz, E. Peter Maziarz III, and Troy D. Wood, Applied Spectroscopy 53 18A (1999)

Using Intrinsic Fluorescence to Investigate Proteins Entrapped in Sol-Gel Derived Materials by John D. Brennan, Applied Spectroscopy 53 106A (1999)

Infrared Spectroscopy of Cells and Tissues: Shining Light onto a Novel Subject by Max Diem, Susie Boydston-White, and Luis Chiriboga, Applied Spectroscopy 53 148A (1999)

An Introduction to Diffraction. Part I - the Near Field by Fred E. Lytle, Applied Spectroscopy 53 212A (1999)

An Introduction to Diffraction. Part II - the Far Field by Fred E. Lytle, Applied Spectroscopy 53 262A (1999)

Ion Mobility Spectrometry: Arriving On-Site and Moving Beyond a Low Profile by Jörg Ingo Baumbach and Gary A. Eiceman, Applied Spectroscopy 53 338A (1999)

NMR Spectroscopy with Spectral Editing for the Analysis of Complex Mixtures by Ann M. Dixon and Cynthia K. Larive, Applied Spectroscopy 53 426A (1999)

2000

Electrically Switchable Bragg Gratings from Liquid Crystal/Polymer Composites by R. T. Pogue, R. L. Sutherland, M. G. Schmitt, L. V. Natarajan, S. A. Siwecki, V.P. Tondiglia, and T. J. Bunning, Applied Spectroscopy 54 12 (2000)

Guidelines for Applying Chemometrics to Spectra: Feasibility and Error Propagation by Rocco Di Foggio, Applied Spectroscopy 54 94A (2000)

Factors Affecting the Performance of Bench-Top Raman Spectrometers Part I: Instrumental Effects by Bryan T. Bowie, D. Bruce Chase, and Peter R. Griffiths, Applied Spectroscopy 54 164A (2000)

Factors Affecting the Performance of Bench-Top Raman Spectrometers Part II: Effect of Sample by Bryan T. Bowie, D. Bruce Chase, and Peter R. Griffiths, Applied Spectroscopy 54 200A (2000)

 Generalized Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy by I. Noda, A. E. Dowrey, C. Marcott, Y. Ozaki, and G. M. Story, Applied Spectroscopy 54 236A (2000)

Detection of Biological Agents: Looking for Bugs in All the Wrong Places by Laura A. Vanderberg, Applied Spectroscopy 54 376A (2000)

2001

New Tools for Surface Second Harmonic Generation by Garth J. Simpson, Applied Spectroscopy 55 16A (2001)

Time-Resolved and Short Pulse Laser Spectroscopies by G. J. Blanchard, Applied Spectroscopy 55 110A (2001)

 Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology by Demetrios Anglos, Applied Spectroscopy 55 186A (2001)

Probing Molecular Structure at Liquid Surfaces with Vibrational Sum Frequency Spectroscopy by M. R. Watry, M. G. Brown, and G. L. Richmond, Applied Spectroscopy 55 321A (2001)

Principles and Applications of Solvatochromism by Shalini Nigam and Sarah C. Rutan, Applied Spectroscopy 55 362A (2001)

2002

Quantum Dots: A Primer by Catherine J. Murphy and Jeffery L. Coffer, Applied Spectroscopy 56 16A (2002)

 Brilliant Optical Properties of Nanometric Noble Metal Spheres, Rods, and Aperture Arrays by Peter C. Andersen and Kathy L. Rowlen, Applied Spectroscopy 56 124A (2002)

Analytical Applications of Volatile Metal Derivatives by Ralph E. Sturgeon and Zoltán Mester, Applied Spectroscopy 56 202A (2002)

Optical Trapping: A Versatile Technique for Biomanipulation by Chris Kuyper and Daniel Chiu, Applied Spectroscopy 56 300A (2002)

2003

Quantitative Analysis Using Raman Spectrometry by M. J. Pelletier, Applied Spectroscopy 57 20A (2003) 

Hyphenated Techniques for Elemental Speciation in Biological Systems by Joanna Szpunar, Ryszard Lobinski, and Andreas Prange, Applied Spectroscopy 57 102A (2003)

Multivariate Curve Resolution in the Analysis of Vibrational Spectroscopy Data Files by Jon R. Schoonover, Rob Marx, Shuliang L. Zhang, Applied Spectroscopy 57 154A (2003)

Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging as a Tool to Monitor Biomolecular Interactions in an Array Based Format by Emily A. Smith and Robert M. Corn, Applied Spectroscopy 57 320A (2003)

2004

Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy: A Coming of Age Story by Alan Van Orden, Keir Fogarty, and Jaemyeong Jung, Applied Spectroscopy 58 122A (2004)

Raman Spectroscopy in the Deep Ocean: Successes and Challenges by Jill Dill Pasteris, Brigitte Wopenka, John J. Freeman, Peter G. Brewer, Sheri N. White, Edward T. Peltzer, and George E. Malby, Applied Spectroscopy 58 195A (2004) 

Molecular Beacon DNA Probes and their Bioanalytical Applications by Timothy J. Drake and *Weihong Tan Applied Spectroscopy 58 269A (2004)

Surface-Enhanced Infrared Spectroscopy by Ricardo F. Aroca, Daniel J. Ross, and Concepción Domingo Applied Spectroscopy 58  324A (2004)

2005

Analysis of Organic Films and Interfacial Layers by Infrared Spectroscopic Ellipsometry by K. Hinrichs, M. Gensch, and N. Esser, Applied Spectroscopy 59 272A (2005)

2006

Sample Analysis with Miniaturized Plasmas by Joachim Franzke and Manuela Miclea, Applied Spectroscopy 60 80A (2006)

Spectroscopy Applied to On-Road Mobile Source Emissions by Daniel A. Burgard, Gary A. Bishop, Ryan S. Stadtmuller, Thomas R. Dalton, and Donald H. Stedman, Applied Spectroscopy 60 135A (2006)

Nanoparticle Mass Spectrometry: Pushing the Limit of Single Particle Analysis by Murray V. Johnston, Shenyi Wang, and Melissa S. Reinard, Applied Spectroscopy 60 264A (2006)

Single Molecule Raman Scattering by Katrin Kneipp and Harald Kneipp, Applied Spectroscopy  60 322A (2006)

2007

Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Microscopy by Ji-Xin Cheng, Applied Spectroscopy 61 197A (2007)

Femtosecond Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy: Physics, Applications, and Perspectives by E. L. Gurevich and R. Hergenröder, Applied Spectroscopy 61 233A (2007)

Fiber-Optic Evanescent Wave Spectroscopy in the Middle Infrared by Y. Raichlin and A. Katzir, Applied Spectroscopy 62 55A (2008)

2008

Innovation in Plasma Atomic Spectrometry from the Direct Current Arc to Plasmas on a Chip, José A. C. Broekaert, Appl. Spectrosc. 62, 227A-234A (2008)

The Gas Chromatography/Infrared Interface: Past, Present, and Future, Peter R. Griffiths, David A. Heaps, and Przemysławr R. Rejna, Applied Spectroscopy, Vol. 62, Issue 10, pp. 259A-270A (2008)

Deep Noninvasive Raman Spectroscopy of Turbid Media Neil A. Macleod and Pavel Matousek  Applied Spectroscopy, Vol. 62, Issue 11, pp. 291A-304A (2008)

Least Squares Digital Filters Revisited, Fred E. Lytle , Applied Spectroscopy, Vol. 62, Issue 11, pp. 305A-318A (2008)

Recent Advances in Nanomaterial Plasmonics: Fundamental Studies and Applications Sara A. Love, Bryce J. Marquis, and Christy L. Haynes  Applied Spectroscopy, Vol. 62, Issue 12, pp. 346A-362A (2008)

2009

Confocal Raman Microscopy: Performance, Pitfalls, and Best Practice Neil J. Everall  Applied Spectroscopy, Vol. 63, Issue 9, pp. 245A-262A (2009)

The Infrared Spectral Signatures of Disease: Extracting the Distinguishing Spectral Features Between Normal and Diseased States Max Diem, Kostas Papamarkakis, Jennifer Schubert, Benjamin Bird, Melissa J. Romeo, and Miloš Miljković  Applied Spectroscopy, Vol. 63, Issue 11, pp. 307A-318A (2009)

Mining the Information Content Buried in Infrared and Near-Infrared Band Shapes by Temporal, Spatial, and Other Perturbations Curtis Marcott, Gloria M. Story, Anthony E. Dowrey, Jeffrey T. Grothaus, David C. Oertel, Isao Noda, Eli Margalith, and Lam Nguyen  Applied Spectroscopy, Vol. 63, Issue 12, pp. 346A-354A (2009)

2010

Micro- and Macro-Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging Sergei G. Kazarian and K. L. Andrew Chan  Applied Spectroscopy, Vol. 64, Issue 5, pp. 135A-152A (2010)