fusion methods
A process in which compounds are heated on a microscope slide and observed via PLM during heating, melting, and, upon coolng, recrystallization of the melt.
DISCUSSION—Fusion methods frequently employ a temperature controlled hot stage capable of at least 300 °C placed on the stage of a polarizing light microscope.
Committee
Interdisciplinary
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E1732 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2025.
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