“…Thus, ATR spectra are not simply related to transmittance, and for this translation the Kramers–Kronig transformation is required, which resolves the real from imaginary part of the complex refraction index, and absorbance is then obtained from κ . 80,100 Further, attenuation by the sample, which is to a higher or lower extent present in the whole spectral region, causes R () < 1, and is given by: R = (1 − a ) N R where a is an absorption parameter and N R the effective number of reflections, which is obtained from the N , defined by the geometry of ATR element of thickness D :
which is corrected by taking into account experimental conditions, such as convergence of the beam, diffraction of the parallel polarized component of incident radiation etc. 101 However, for the purposes of in situ measurements, since only the relative values with respect to the reference spectrum are of importance, these considerations are not required in the majority of cases.…”