Galactic Data Viewer, Version 2.08 (Galactic Industries Corporation)

An Interactive Dry Lab Introduction to Vibrational Raman Spectroscopy Using Carbon Tetrachloride

“…While these provide excellent paper-based physical chemistry labs, there is no interactivity, and calculations involving the data are based on approximations of intensities and peak positions. However, with the Galactic Industries Corp. (Salem, NH) DataViewer (13,14 ) software and appropriate information on the instrument used to obtain spectra, students can perform a dry lab that illustrates several fundamental characteristics of Raman spectroscopy and lack only the hands-on component of the experiment. Many very informative and educational comparisons needed for a deeper understanding of the Raman technique are possible and can be achieved without expensive equipment or the lengthy data acquisitions that do not fit into a teaching lab schedule.…”