Original paper
Autocorrelation analysis of infrared spectra from minerals
Salje, Ekhard K.H.; Carpenter, Michael A.; Malcherek, Thomas; Boffa Ballaran, Tiziana
European Journal of Mineralogy Volume 12 Number 3 (2000), p. 503 - 519
34 references
published: May 31, 2000
manuscript accepted: Jan 27, 2000
manuscript received: May 31, 1999
Abstract
Abstract The autocorrelation function, may be used to parameterise effective line widths of absorption bands in IR spectra. It has the advantage of not requiring any peak fitting to the primary spectra and can be applied to individual bands or groups of bands in a spectrum. A new procedure for analysing autocorrelation spectra which result from the application of the autocorrelation function to primary spectra is presented. The approach is well suited for quantifying line width variations in powder absorption spectra from sequences of samples with varying composition, degree of cation order or structural state. Worked examples are set out to illustrate different applications of the approach, including the characterisation of structural phase transitions in tridymite, Al/Si ordering under non-equilibrium conditions in Mg-cordierite, short range Al/Ge order in BaAl2Ge2O8 feldspar and mixing behaviour in the jadeite-augite solid solution.
Keywords
IR spectroscopy • autocorrelation analysis • phase transitions • cation ordering • enthalpy variations