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13. Infrared Spectroscopy Tutorial ............................................................................ 13-1
Overview ................................................................................................................... 13-1
Electromagnetic Energy ............................................................................................ 13-1
Basic Properties of Waves ......................................................................................... 13-3
Atoms and Molecules in Motion ............................................................................... 13-4
Qualitative Analysis: Identifying Compounds .......................................................... 13-7
Quantitative Analysis: Measuring Absorption Levels ............................................ 13-15
The Beer-Lambert Law ........................................................................................... 13-16
Infrared Spectroscopy Summary ............................................................................. 13-18
How the SapphIRe Analyzer Works ....................................................................... 13-19
14. Custom Report Formatting ................................................................................... 14-1
General ...................................................................................................................... 14-1
Obtaining a Custom Report ....................................................................................... 14-1
Header ....................................................................................................................... 14-2
Gas Data .................................................................................................................... 14-3
Footer ......................................................................................................................... 14-4
Report-Entry Fields ................................................................................................... 14-4
Coding Guide ............................................................................................................ 14-5
Appendix A - Warranty ............................................................................................... A-1
Appendix B – Intrinsic Safety .......................................................................................B-1
I/O Configuration vs. Location for Miran SapphIRe M205B .....................................B-1
Appendix C – Scan/Calibration Procedure ................................................................ C-1
Introduction .................................................................................................................C-1
A. Create a Logging Site .............................................................................................C-2
B. Perform a Peak Pick or Full Spectrum Scan ...........................................................C-3
C. Download Data From the Analyzer to a PC ...........................................................C-5
D. – Analyze the Spectrum ..........................................................................................C-6
E. – Create a New Single Gas or Multi-Gas Library Application ...............................C-6
F. – Calibration ..........................................................................................................C-10
G. – Generate the P-Matrix .......................................................................................C-11
H. – Enter P-MTRIX into the Analyzer and Verify Calibration Accuracy ...............C-13