Raman Microscopes, Microprobes, and Microspectroscopy

Raman spectrometers coupled with conventional microscopes provide non-destructive chemical analysis at macro- and microscopic levels. Specimens are illuminated with a laser and the light scattered by the material is analyzed by a the raman spectrometer. Confocal raman microscopes can collect spectrum from extremely small sample volumes and combined with microscope automation, the raman confocal microscope can produce raman spectral maps.

Applications

Fluid-Rock Interactions and Biomineralization: Applications of Raman Spectroscopy and Mineralogy to Materials Science
Jill Dill Pasteris, Dept. Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University.

Nondestructive, High-Resolution Materials Characterization with the Confocal Raman-AFM.
U. Schmidt, A. Jauss, W. Ibach, K. Weishaupt, and O. Hollricher
WITec GmbH, Ulm, Germany, Microscopy Today (June 05).

Chemical Imaging without Dyeing
Confocal Raman Microscopy in Bio-Medical and Pharmaceutical Research, Harald Fischer, Andrea Jauss, Imaging & Microscopy (June 05).

Additional Web Resources

All aspects of Raman spectroscopy
From Spectroscopy Now

Internet Journal of Vibrational Spectroscopy