Offline Infrared Lab (IR Lab)
Principal Investigator: Russell Hemley, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington rhemley@ciw.edu
Beamline Scientist/co-Principal Investigator: Zhenxian Liu, George Washington University zxliu@bnl.gov
The IR Lab has the equipment including the Bruker Vertex 80v FTIR spectrometer, Hyperion 2000 IR microscope, the micro-Raman system with complete enclosure to comply the laser/lab safety requirements, and the sample preparation working bench. Time Request for this User Research Lab at NSLS-II can be submitted through the link: https://www.bnl.gov/ps/userguide/index.php.
Description by Russell Hemley and Zhenxian Liu
Left: Micro-Raman and FTIR systems installed on the optical table in the IR Lab at Bldg. 741, NSLS-II. Right: 100% line indicating the level of S/N ratio over the mid-IR spectral region through different aperture sizes with a globar IR source.
