NanoParticle Ontology

Last uploaded: August 17, 2012
Preferred Name

Raman spectroscopy
Synonyms
Definitions

<ncicp:ComplexDefinition xmlns:ncicp="http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/ComplexProperties.xsd#"><ncicp:def-definition>A spectroscopic technique which is based on the detection of inelastically scattered monochromatic light from a laser in the visible, near infrared, or near ultraviolet range, by a substance (or sample under investigation). A laser beam of a given wavelength is used to irradiate a spot on the sample under investigation. The inelastically scattered light ( photons scattered at lower frequencies or higher wavelengths compared to that of the incident photons (Raman effect)), contains information about the energies of molecular vibrations and rotations, and these depend on the particular atoms or ions that comprise the molecule, the chemical bonds connect them, the symmetry of their molecule structure, and the physico-chemical environment where they reside.</ncicp:def-definition><ncicp:Definition_Review_Date>100527</ncicp:Definition_Review_Date><ncicp:def-source>NPO</ncicp:def-source><ncicp:Definition_Reviewer_Name>Dennis Thomas</ncicp:Definition_Reviewer_Name></ncicp:ComplexDefinition> [definition: adapted from http://epsc.wustl.edu/haskin-group/Raman/faqs.htm, http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com]

ID

http://purl.org/obo/owl/FIX#FIX_0000058

comment

[definition: adapted from http://epsc.wustl.edu/haskin-group/Raman/faqs.htm, http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com]

code

NPO_1472

dBXrefID

FIX:0000058

NCIT:C17157

definition

A spectroscopic technique which is based on the detection of inelastically scattered monochromatic light from a laser in the visible, near infrared, or near ultraviolet range, by a substance (or sample under investigation). A laser beam of a given wavelength is used to irradiate a spot on the sample under investigation. The inelastically scattered light ( photons scattered at lower frequencies or higher wavelengths compared to that of the incident photons (Raman effect)), contains information about the energies of molecular vibrations and rotations, and these depend on the particular atoms or ions that comprise the molecule, the chemical bonds connect them, the symmetry of their molecule structure, and the physico-chemical environment where they reside.100527NPODennis Thomas

label

Raman spectroscopy

preferred_name

Raman spectroscopy

prefixIRI

FIX:FIX_0000058

prefLabel

Raman spectroscopy

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/npo#NPO_1712

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