2012 Corporate Capabilities - Spectroscopy

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Volume 26 Number 12
DECEMBER 2011
December 2011
Volume 26 Number 12
THE BASELINE 10
Maxwell’s Equations, Part IV
A discussion of magnetism, leading into Maxwell’s second equation
David W. Ball
FOCUS ON QUALITY 14
USP and the GAMP Guide on Laboratory
Computerized Systems — Is Integration Possible?
Here’s what needs to be done to harmonize these two documents.
R.D. McDowall and C. Burgess
Articles
Temporary Online FT-IR Spectroscopy for Process 21
Characterization in the Chemical Industry
Case studies involving fouling and product quality illustrate the effective use of this method.
Serena Stephenson, Lamar Dewald, Esteban Baquero, Wendy Flory, Liane Mikolajczyk, and J.D. Tate
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Frederic Cirou/Getty Images.
2011 Editorial Index 26
Spectroscopy presents its annual index of authors and articles.
ON THE WEB
FREE WEB SEMINARS
Is AA Dead? Or Is ICP/MIPS the Future
for QA–QC Analysis?
Adrian Holley, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Raman Spectroscopy for
Pharmaceutical Product Development
and Manufacturing
Dimuthu Jayawickrama, Senior Research
Investigator, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Raman Spectroscopy and Imaging
in Biomedical Research
Igor Chourpa, Professor of Analytical
Chemistry, University of Tours (France)
RF-GD-OES for Depth Profile Analysis:
A Complementary Technique to SIMS
Fuhe Li, Air Liquide–Balazs NanoAnalysis
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INTERVIEW: MID-IR IMAGING
In a new interview, Rohit Bhargava of the
University of Illinois explains the theory of
resolution in mid-IR imaging.
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Application Notes: Mass Spectrometry
Simultaneous Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Buspirone 93
and Its Metabolites with the Agilent 6550 iFunnel Q-TOF LC–MS System
Yuqin Dai, Michael Flanagan, and Keith Waddell, Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Application Notes: Molecular Spectroscopy
Long-Wavelength Dispersive 1064 nm Raman: 94
In-Line Pharmaceutical Compound Identification
Clare Dentinger, Steven Pullins, and Eric Bergles, BaySpec, Inc.
Determination of Low Concentration Methanol in Alcohol by 95
an Affordable High Sensitivity Raman Instrument
Duyen Nguyen and Eric Wu, Enwave Optronics, Inc.
Optical Compensation in Variable Angle Transmission 96
Measurements of Thick Samples
S. L. Berets, Harrick Scientific Products, and M. Milosevic, MeV Consulting
Near Infrared Spectroscopy Is a Useful Tool 97
in Photovoltaics Panel Development
Rob Morris and Andrew Tatsch, Ocean Optics
Mid-Infrared Reflectivity Measurements of Diffuse Materials 98
Jenni L. Briggs, PIKE Technologies
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