Preliminary parameter studies to form pellets of hard materials for optical constants derived via single-angle reflectance spectroscopy

E. Diaz; M. O. Yokosuk; T. L. Myers; T. J. Johnson

doi:10.1117/12.2574250

20 September 2020 Preliminary parameter studies to form pellets of hard materials for optical constants derived via single-angle reflectance spectroscopy

E. Diaz, M. O. Yokosuk, T. L. Myers, T. J. Johnson

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Proceedings Volume 11542, Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting, Forensics, and Surveillance Technologies IV; 115420H (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2574250
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2020, Online Only

Abstract

Infrared reflectance spectra can be influenced by many factors, e.g. the substrate and the thickness of the layer for liquids or the surface micromorphology, the form (powder, crystal) and the particle size for solids. All these parameters can have an effect on the appearance of the measured spectrum. To avoid collecting multitudes of spectra to cover all such scenarios, the optical constants n and k, which are intrinsic properties of a material, can instead be used to model the reflectance spectrum. For solids, two techniques are commonly used to derive optical constants: ellipsometry and single-angle reflectance spectroscopy. For both methods, best results are usually obtained from single crystals. We have recently demonstrated for ammonium sulfate (a relatively soft material) that by optimizing certain conditions, high quality pellets with specularly reflective surfaces can be used in lieu of crystals. This was confirmed by the excellent agreement between the optical constants derived by these two methods. This work focuses on the possible extension of these methods to harder materials, starting with sodium sulfate. The first step is to see if high quality pellet surfaces can be obtained as for ammonium sulfate. The reflectance values and the associated optical constants can also be obtained.

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E. Diaz, M. O. Yokosuk, T. L. Myers, and T. J. Johnson "Preliminary parameter studies to form pellets of hard materials for optical constants derived via single-angle reflectance spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 11542, Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting, Forensics, and Surveillance Technologies IV, 115420H (20 September 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2574250

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