FluoRaPressée: Spectroscopic measurements and analysis platform designed for efficient high-pressure experiments

This program is designed to

• control spectrometers and cameras, and acquire spectroscopic data
• instantly fit the data
• calculate pressure by using an established fluorescence/Raman pressure sensors

The name FluoRaPressée combines Fluorescence, Raman, and the French adjective « pressée » ('pressed', and also 'in hurry'), a playful nod to rapid spectroscopic measurements and analyses under pressure.

Author: Hiroki Kobayashi (Geochemical Research Center, The University of Tokyo). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3682-7558 E-mail as of 2026: hiroki (at) eqchem.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Note

This program is under active development, and README.md will be completed once the fundamental development is completed. Japanese version available here, which is updated more frequently.

Acknowledgements

This software was developed in the Geochemical Research Center (GcRC), Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo, with the support from Profs. K. Komatsu and H. Kagi. I thank the members of the group who helped me with testing and improving the software, especially K. Komatsu and S. Koyano.

The design of FluoraPressée was inspired by Rubycond, an open-source software for ruby fluorescence measurements and pressure determination, which I used every day during my 1-year stay at l'Institut de minéralogie, de physique des matériaux et de cosmochimie (IMPMC), Paris, France. The experience of using Rubycond motivated the development of this more general-purpose platform, which extends the scope towards the use of Raman sensors for high-temperature experiments and API-based remote operation. I gratefully acknowledge the Rubycond developers (Yiuri Garino and Silvia Boccato).