The influence of particle size on infrared reflectance spectra

Tanya L. Myers; Carolyn S. Brauer; Yin-Fong Su; Thomas A. Blake; Timothy J. Johnson; Robert L. Richardson

doi:10.1117/12.2053350

13 June 2014 The influence of particle size on infrared reflectance spectra

Tanya L. Myers, Carolyn S. Brauer, Yin-Fong Su, Thomas A. Blake, Timothy J. Johnson, Robert L. Richardson

Proceedings Volume 9088, Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XX; 908809 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2053350
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2014, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

Reflectance spectra of solids are influenced by the absorption coefficient and index of refraction as well as particle size and morphology. In the infrared, spectral features may be observed as either maxima or minima: in general, the upwardgoing peaks in the reflectance spectrum result from surface scattering, which are rays that have reflected from the surface without penetration, whereas downward-going peaks result from either absorption or volume scattering, i.e. rays that have penetrated into the sample to be absorbed or refracted into the sample interior and are not reflected. The light signal reflected from solids usually encompasses all these effects which include dependencies on particle size, morphology and sample density. This paper measures the reflectance spectra in the 1.3 – 16 micron range for various bulk materials that have a combination of strong and weak absorption bands in order to understand the effects on the spectral features as a function of the mean grain size of the sample. The bulk materials were ground and sieved to separate the samples into various size fractions: 0-45, 45-90, 90-180, 180-250, 250-500, and >500 microns. The directional-hemispherical spectra were recorded using a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer equipped with an integrating sphere to measure the reflectance for all of the particle-size fractions. We have studied both organic and inorganic materials, but this paper focuses on inorganic salts, NaNO₃, in particular. Our studies clearly show that particle size has an enormous influence on the measured reflectance spectra for bulk materials and that successful identification requires sufficient representative reflectance data so as to include the particle size(s) of interest. Origins of the effects are discussed.

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Tanya L. Myers, Carolyn S. Brauer, Yin-Fong Su, Thomas A. Blake, Timothy J. Johnson, and Robert L. Richardson "The influence of particle size on infrared reflectance spectra", Proc. SPIE 9088, Algorithms and Technologies for Multispectral, Hyperspectral, and Ultraspectral Imagery XX, 908809 (13 June 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2053350

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