| MCT | Mercury cadmium telluride (HgCdTe) - HgCdTe is a ternary semiconductor compound which exhibits a wavelength cutoff proportional to the alloy composition. This type of detector is used in our infrared microscopes and requires liquid nitrogen cooling. |
| mid-IR | mid-infrared region, approximately 500 - 4000 cm-1. Can be used to study the vibrations of most molecules. Because every molecule has a unique infrared spectrum, mid-IR spectroscopy has become a workhorse for analytical, biological, environmental, forensic, and material science applications. |
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