FTIR spectra of organic pigments

Two years ago I was forwarded an email sent to irusers-l members
concerning a collection of FTIR reference spectra of organic
pigments, which was part of an American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) project to develop a test method to identify
organic pigments in artists' colored pencils (ASTM D01-1116*).

The spectra presently were available in .spa or .jdx formats by
e-mail without charge, as three Winzip files, or they could be sent
by mail to users unable to receive e-mail attachments. The contact
was James Martin, President/Research Scientist at Orion Analytical,
LLC. I tried contacting him by email, but no luck.

Well, two years on, we have an FTIR spectrometer (yay!). Does anyone
know if the irusers-l list is still operating and if the database is
still available?

Sandrine Decoux
Paper Conservator
National Museums and Galleries of Wales
Cardiff, UK


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