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Understanding ATR FTIR

Attenuated total reflectance (ATR) FTIR is the one of the most commonly used analytical techniques. But despite its popularity in labs, the ATR-FTIR technique is often not well understood. ATR is widely used across a range of industries including pharmaceutical, polymers, materials engineering, and many others. Understanding the concept behind ATR is critically important when selecting the optimal ATR crystal and deciding how to best utilize the results.

This webinar will review how light interacts with the sample being analyzed, as well as factors affecting the resultant data. Examples will be presented demonstrating the benefits of ATR in comparison with other methods.

Key Webinar Take-aways:

Understand what ATR FTIR is, and how the technique works
Select the proper ATR accessory and crystal
Understand data collected via ATR and what processing methods are appropriate
Identify unknowns accurately

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This Webinar is Presented By:

Dr. Tom Tague

Applications Manager

Bruker Corporation

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Dr. Tom Tague is the Applications Manager for Bruker Optics. He is also a member of the Visiting Advisory Committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Strategic Advisory Board of Amplified Sciences. Dr. Tague received his Ph.D. from the University of Utah in Physical Chemistry and his B.S. also in Chemistry from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He also conducted his postdoctoral research at the University of Virginia working with Professor Lester Andrews. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, Society for Applied Spectroscopy, American Physical Society, and the Optical Society of America. Dr. Tague is active in developing new methods and instrumentation with the goal of improving the sensitivity and detection limits of spectroscopy related applications. Tom has more than 90 publications and 5 Patents.