A Survey of Basic Instrument Components Used in Spectroscopy, Part 4: Instrument Services and Testing

Abstract

In this Part 4 survey article describing instrument services and testing, we look into spectroscopy electronics, including printed circuit board (PCB) design and manufacturing, a description of spectroscopy instrument design services, a summary of instrument testing services, and a description of the firmware and software aspects of instrumentation. This is the final installment of our four-part instrument component survey series. As promised, we have published tutorial articles, and posted the The Spectroscopy Instrument Components Terminology Guide. We hope our readers found these articles helpful for our “under the hood” look into spectroscopy instrumentation.