<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>[Volume 1] "In this book, we regard a portable spectrometer as an analytical instrument, which generates clear answers for its operator, when it is carried to the sample, i.e., spectrometer to the sample rather than sample to the spectrometer. The instrument ideally will operate in point-and-shoot mode, or at least minimize sampling handling, and the primary output is not a spectrum but rather a result. In some cases, the result might be a sample identification; in others it may be a pass/fail visual or audible alarm (green light/red light). The operators of these instruments are rarely scientists, but may instead be hazardous-material technicians, armed-services personnel, or even scrap-metal dealers. These spectrometers may have to conform to regulatory standards such as Title 21 CFR Part 11, which governs electronic records and signatures within the pharmaceutical industry in the United States, or legal standards for the admissibility of scientific evidence, such as Daubert and Frye, (1) (2) which govern the admissibility of scientific evidence in all United States Courts. The environments within which they may be used can be life threatening, such as when dealing with improvised explosive devices (IEDs), to analyze suspicious white powders, during kinetic military action, or chemical spills. When performing analytical testing in these situations, reliable rapid results that are easy for the operator to interpret understand and act on are critical."--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>The most comprehensive resource available on the many applications of portable spectrometers, including material not found in any other published work</b></p> <p><i>Portable Spectroscopy and Spectrometry: Volume Two</i> is an authoritative and up-to-date compendium of the diverse applications for portable spectrometers across numerous disciplines. Whereas <i>Volume One</i> focuses on the specific technologies of the portable spectrometers themselves, <i>Volume Two</i> explores the use of portable instruments in wide range of fields, including pharmaceutical development, clinical research, food analysis, forensic science, geology, astrobiology, cultural heritage and archaeology.</p> <p><i>Volume Two</i> features contributions by a multidisciplinary team of experts with hands-on experience using portable instruments in their respective areas of expertise. Organized both by instrumentation type and by scientific or technical discipline, 21 detailed chapters cover various applications of portable ion mobility spectrometry (IMS), infrared and near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, Raman and x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy, smartphone spectroscopy, and many others. Filling a significant gap in literature on the subject, the second volume of <i>Portable Spectroscopy and Spectrometry</i> </p> <ul> <li>Features a significant amount of content published for the first time, or not available in existing literature</li> <li>Brings together work by authors with assorted backgrounds and fields of study</li> <li>Discusses the central role of applications in portable instrument development</li> <li>Covers the algorithms, calibrations, and libraries that are of critical importance to successful applications of portable instruments</li> <li>Includes chapters on portable spectroscopy applications in areas such as the military, agriculture and feed, hazardous materials (HazMat), art conservation, and environmental science</li> </ul> <p><i>Portable Spectroscopy and Spectrometry: Volume Two</i> is an indispensable resource for developers of portable instruments in universities, research institutes, instrument companies, civilian and government purchasers, trainers, operators of portable instruments, and educators and students in portable spectroscopy courses.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><b>The most comprehensive resource available on the many applications of portable spectrometers, including material not found in any other published work</b></p><p><i>Portable Spectroscopy and Spectrometry: Volume Two</i> is an authoritative and up-to-date compendium of the diverse applications for portable spectrometers across numerous disciplines. Whereas <i>Volume One</i> focuses on the specific technologies of the portable spectrometers themselves, <i>Volume Two</i> explores the use of portable instruments in wide range of fields, including pharmaceutical development, clinical research, food analysis, forensic science, geology, astrobiology, cultural heritage and archaeology.</p><p><i>Volume Two</i> features contributions by a multidisciplinary team of experts with hands-on experience using portable instruments in their respective areas of expertise. Organized both by instrumentation type and by scientific or technical discipline, 21 detailed chapters cover various applications of portable ion mobility spectrometry (IMS), infrared and near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, Raman and x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy, smartphone spectroscopy, and many others. Filling a significant gap in literature on the subject, the second volume of <i>Portable Spectroscopy and Spectrometry: </i></p><ul><li>Features a significant amount of content published for the first time, or not available in existing literature</li><li>Brings together work by authors with assorted backgrounds and fields of study</li><li>Discusses the central role of applications in portable instrument development</li><li>Covers the algorithms, calibrations, and libraries that are of critical importance to successful applications of portable instruments</li><li>Includes chapters on portable spectroscopy applications in areas such as the military, agriculture and feed, hazardous materials (HazMat), art conservation, and environmental science</li></ul><p><i>Portable Spectroscopy and Spectrometry: Volume Two</i> is an indispensable resource for developers of portable instruments in universities, research institutes, instrument companies, civilian and government purchasers, trainers, operators of portable instruments, and educators and students in portable spectroscopy courses.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>RICHARD A. CROCOMBE PhD</b>, operates Crocombe Spectroscopy Consulting, served as the 2020 President of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS), and is Chair of the SPIE 'Next-Generation Spectroscopic Technologies' conference. He has 40 years of experience in the analytical instrumentation business. For the last 15 years, he has specialized in miniature and portable spectrometers.</p><p><b>PAULINE E. LEARY, PhD</b>, is a Reachback Chemist at Federal Resources where she specializes in miniature and portable spectrometers and instrument platforms. For over 15 years, she has been training users, including field scientists, emergency responders, and conventional and specialized forces of the United States military, on the theory and operation of portable systems. Pauline has presented on portable instruments at conferences and technical symposia throughout the world.</p><p><b>BROOKE W. KAMMRATH, PhD</b>, is the Assistant Director of the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science and an Associate Professor in the Forensic Science Department of the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences at University of New Haven. She also serves as a scientific consultant and expert witness for both criminal and civil cases. She served as the President of the New York Microscopical Society (NYMS) from 2017-2019, is on the Governing Board of the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS), and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Criminalistics (ABC).</p>