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=== Overview === | === Overview === | ||
The Raman microscope is an optical microscope through which an monochromatic laser source is directed at a sample. The sample absorbs energy and scatters the light at a different wavelength which is then read with a CCD camera. | |||
[[Image:Raman energy levels.svg|thumb|300px|Energy level diagram showing the states involved in Raman signal. The line thickness is roughly proportional to the signal strength from the different transitions.]] | [[Image:Raman energy levels.svg|thumb|300px|Energy level diagram showing the states involved in Raman signal. The line thickness is roughly proportional to the signal strength from the different transitions.]] | ||
=== Significance === | === Significance === | ||
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Overview
The Raman microscope is an optical microscope through which an monochromatic laser source is directed at a sample. The sample absorbs energy and scatters the light at a different wavelength which is then read with a CCD camera.
File:Raman energy levels.svg
Energy level diagram showing the states involved in Raman signal. The line thickness is roughly proportional to the signal strength from the different transitions.