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Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy microscope stage and electronic interface
The infrared spectroscopy laboratory is designed to measure the amount and speciation of water and carbon species dissolved in naturally and experimentally produced silicate glass and rock-forming crystals. The data are used in magmatic degassing studies and to determine the molecular structure of silicate melts and solid crystals.