Talk:Terahertz spectroscopy and technology

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Merge proposal[edit]

Boettge.biz (talk · contribs) has done an awesome job putting this article together. Kudos! Unfortunately, Wikipedia already has an article on this topic at Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy, and we really don't need two. Since the other article existed first, I believe that any unique material in this article should be merged into that one. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 14:56, 22 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As my article contains more details and topics on THz spectroscopy, I recommend to leave it or merge the existing article to mine. Time-domain spectroscopy is just a subtopic. Boettge.biz 17:22, 22 May 2013 (CEST)

Yes, I agree, this article is more detailed. There is no reason such details could not be added to the main article without requiring a second article. By creating a separate article, the author implies that time-domain spectroscopy is only one variant of terahertz spectroscopy, yet provides no details on any other type of spectroscopy (frequency-domain, one might presume, as a start).

As this is an ongoing discussion, please do no remove the {{mergeto}} tag on the article until the discussion has run its course. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 15:25, 22 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I agree as well. This article should be the one kept. The other one should be merged into this one as a subtopic. I think, linking to the existing time domain spectroscopy article (as it is done here) is the best solution. DaPhil (talk) 15:34, 22 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As long as this article continues to expand to include other types of THz spectrosocopies, this is a good top article on THz spectroscopy. TDTS is indeed only one of several ways to perform THz spectroscopy; others include far-IR FTIR, high-frequency microwave devices, free electron lasers, coherent synchrotron radiation, and others. See, for example, chapters 8-11 of this: http://science.energy.gov/~/media/bes/pdf/reports/files/thz_rpt.pdf Linking from here to the Time-Domain article makes sense to me. -Mike, THzNetwork.net — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.243.88.208 (talk) 16:58, 22 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Closing discussion with no support for merge. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 12:57, 4 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]