Infrared Spectra from Fine Particulate Surfaces
J. R. Aronson 1,
A. G. Emslie 1, and
H. G. McLinden 1
1 Arthur D. Little, Inc., 15 Acorn Park, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Characteristic spectral information can be obtained from a surface composed of fine particles either if the spectrum is observed at sufficiently high signal-to-noise ratio or if the particles are well compacted.