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This chapter summarizes the principle and application of time-of-flight (TOF) NIR spectroscopy, which can evaluate the contribution of scattering and absorption of light in samples simultaneously. In order to construct robust calibrations for organic materials by NIR spectroscopy, it is important to evaluate and understand the spectral contribution from light absorption (absorption resulting from harmonics or overtones of the fundamental absorptions of molecular vibrations) and light scattering (mainly due to the cellular structure). In this chapter, we introduce the principle of TOF-NIR spectroscopy and some applications to agricultural, medical area, and forest products.
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Inagaki, T., Tsuchikawa, S. (2021). Time-of-Flight Spectroscopy. In: Ozaki, Y., Huck, C., Tsuchikawa, S., Engelsen, S.B. (eds) Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8648-4_11
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