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The basic instrument for Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometry is the Michelson interferometer. In its simplest form, the Michelson interferometer consists of two mutually perpendicular plane mirrors, one of which can travel in a direction perpendicular to its plane. Bisecting the planes of these two mirrors is a semi-reflecting film, or beamsplitter. An ideal beamsplitter has zero absorption, and a reflectance and transmittance both equal to 0.50
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Griffiths, P.R. (1980). Basic Theory and Instrumentation for FT-IR Spectrometry. In: Durig, J.R. (eds) Analytical Applications of FT-IR to Molecular and Biological Systems. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 57. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9070-8_2
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