Encyclopedia of Systems Biology

2013 Edition
| Editors: Werner Dubitzky, Olaf Wolkenhauer, Kwang-Hyun Cho, Hiroki Yokota

Raman Spectroscopy

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9863-7_1022

Definition

Raman spectroscopy is based on the absorption of photons of a specific frequency followed by scattering at a higher or lower frequency. The modification of the scattered photons results from the incident photons either gaining energy from or losing energy to the vibrational and rotational motion of the molecule.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of PediatricsHerman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of MedicineIndianapolisUSA