Fourier transform infrared spectrometry A bestselling classic reference now expanded and updated to cover the latest instrumentation methods and applications. The Second Edition of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry brings this core reference up to date on the uses of FT IR spectrometers today Introduction to vibrational spectroscopy. Theoretical background. Sampling the interferogram. Fourier transforms. Two beam interferometers. Other components of FT IR spectrometers. Signal to noise ratio. Photometric accuracy in FT IR spectrometry. Quantitative analysis. Data processing. Conventional transmission spectrometry. Polarization. Specular reflection. Microspectroscopy and imaging. Attenuated total reflection. Diffuse reflection. Emission. Fourier transform Raman spectrometry. Time resolved spectrometry. Photoacoustic spectrometry. Sample modulation spectrometry with a step scan interferometer. Atmospheric monitoring. Coupled techniques.