Offers scientists and engineers a complete guide to the principles and building blocks of today's high-tech instruments, so that they can select the right analytical tools to optimize their projects and research. This expert resource covers instrumentation basics and recent advances, such as biosensors, gamma spectrometers, and visualization methods for electrophoresis. The book takes readers through flame photometers, radiochemical instruments, automated chemical analysis systems, blood gas analyzers, digital circuits, and more.

Contents Include:
Fundamentals of Analytical Instruments, Colorimeters and Spectrophotometers (Visible-ultraviolet), Infrared spectrophotometers, Flame Photometers, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometers, Fluorimeters and Phosphorimeters
Raman Spectrometer, Photoacoustic and Photothermal Spectrometers, Mass Spectrometer , Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer, Electron Spin Resonance Spectrometers , Electron and Ion Spectrometers, Radiochemical Instruments, X-Ray Spectrometers