Raman spectrum of β-carotene using laser lines from green (514.5 nm) to near-infrared (1064 nm): Implications for the characterization of conjugated polyenes

Applied Spectroscopy

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 86-91

  Parker, Stewart F ^a   Tavender, Susan M ^b   Michael Dixon, N ^c   Herman, Henryk ^d   Williams, Kenneth P J ^e   Maddams, William F ^f  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^d Actinic Technology   (United Kingdom)

^e RENISHAW PLC   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inelastic neutron scattering; Resonance Raman spectra; carotene

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRON ABSORPTION; ELECTRON RESONANCE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NEUTRON SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

BETA CAROTENE; POLYENE;

HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 0032786174     PISSN: 00037028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1366/0003702991945263     Document Type: Article

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