Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
Technique to analyze the infrared spectrum of matter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"FTIR" redirects here. The term may also refer to Frustrated total internal reflection.
Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)[1] is a technique used to obtain an infrared spectrum of absorption or emission of a solid, liquid, or gas. An FTIR spectrometer simultaneously collects high-resolution spectral data over a wide spectral range. This confers a significant advantage over a dispersive spectrometer, which measures intensity over a narrow range of wavelengths at a time.
The term Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy originates from the fact that a Fourier transform (a mathematical process) is required to convert the raw data into the actual spectrum.