Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy (SORS)

Offset Raman Spectroscopy, or its more common variant Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy, is a novel method for accurate and robust chemical analysis of objects where the contents are obscured by an opaque layer or container. Examples include:

• Characterisation of tablets inside pill bottles and blister packs
• Analysing bone beneath skin
• Characterising explosives inside common containers
• In situ analysis of most non-metal containers
• The method requires no prior knowledge of the container/surface, does not require physically touching or changing the object and can probe to depths of many millimetres. Cobalt develops SORS instruments for researchers and for applications-specific commercial use.

More information is available in our Technical and Application Notes Section.