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The well-resolved absorption spectra of D-xylose, D-ribose, D-arabinose, D-lyxose and other related substances in the spectral region between 0.3 and 2.0 THz are measured using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) at 295 K. Comparing the absorption spectra of different chemicals, we can distinguish the samples easily. Thus THz-TDS is demonstrated to be a power and characteristic spectral tool, which is highly sensitive to the minor changes of the molecular structures and can be applied to detect and analyze similar materials.
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Ge, M., Zhao, H., Ji, T. et al. Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy of some pentoses. SCI CHINA SER B 49, 204–208 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-006-0204-0
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