IR Sources

IR SOURCES
• Nernst glower
• Tungsten-filament lamp
• Globar
• Carbon Dioxide laser source
• Mercury-arc lamps
• Incandescent wire source
 
NERNST GLOWER
• Typically it is in the form of a cylindrical rod or
tube composed of a mixture of Zr and Y
oxides
• it is electrically heated to about 2000 °C.
• Initially it requires external heating because it
is an insulator at room temperature.
TUNGSTEN FILAMENT LAMP
• An ordinary incandescent lamp with tungsten filament
• A convenient source for the near IR region

GLOBAR
• A silicon carbide rod, usually about 5cm long and 5mm
in diameter.
• Operated at about 1100 °C
• It does not require external initial heating as it
conducts electricity at all temperatures
• It is also better suited for use in an evacuated system.
CARBON DIOXIDE LASER SOURCE
• For monitoring the concentrations of certain
atmospheric pollutants and for determining
absorbing species in aqueous solutions

MERCURY-ARC LAMP
• Consists of a quartz-jacketed tube containing
mercury vapor at a pressure greater than 1
atm.
INCANDESCENT WIRE SOURCE
• A tightly wound spiral of Nichrome wire
heated to about 1100K by an electric current
• Rhodium or Platinum packed in sealed
ceramic tube can also be used.
 References
• Skoog, D.A., Instrumental Analysis, 6th ed.
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/558901/spectro
scopy/80627/Infrared-spectroscopy
• http://teaching.shu.ac.uk/hwb/chemistry/tutorials/molspec/i
rspec3.htm
• http://www.nernst.de/lamp/nernstlamp.htm