Automation of Machines Flashcards
Photons travelling in waves
Electromagnetic radiation
Distance between two peaks
Wavelength
Distance between peak and trough
Amplitude
Falls in between 400 nm to 700 nm
Visible lights
The concentration of a substance is directly proportional to the amount light absorbed or inversely proportional to the logarithm of the transmitted light
Beer lawbert law (Beers law)
Method of determining the concentration of substance in solutions; measuring amount of light absorbed by that solution
Spectrophotometer
Most common light source in visible and near infrared regions
Incandescent tungsten or tungsten iodide lamp
Most common used for UV work
Discharge lamp and mercury arc lamp
Will select your desired wavelength
Monochromators
Most common used in monochromators
Diffraction grating
Round vs square cuvette
Preferred square cuvette
Used for application in the visible range or infrared
Glass
For application requiring UV radiation
Quartz
Layer cell or photo cell; least expensive
Barrier
Used in instrument designed to be extremely sensitive to very low light level and light flash
Photomultiplier tube