Instrumentation Flashcards
5 examples of exciter lamps
- tungsten lamps
- halogen lamps
- xenon lamps
- mercury lamps
- vapor lamps
Componenent of spectrophotometer that serves as light source
Exciter lamp
Component of spectrophotometer that controls the amount of light that enters the monochromator
Entrance slit
Component of spectrophotometer that produces light of specific wavelength from the exciter lamp
Monochromator
3 types of monochromators
- prisms
- diffraction gratings
- interference filters
Type of monochromator that is either a wedge-shaped glass, quartz or sodium chloride that disperses light to different angles of refraction due to different wavelengths
Prisms
Type of monochromator that is composed of grooves (for refraction) and slits (for diffraction) in an aluminum surface of a flat piece crown glass; it refracts and diffracts light into different spectra
Diffraction gratings
Component of diffraction gratings that is for refraction of light
Grooves
Component of diffraction gratings that is for diffraction of light
Slits
Type of monochromator that is composed of semitransparent silver films on both sides of a dielectric such as magnesium fluoride; they filter and allow transmission of 40-60% of incident light with a bandpass or bandwidth between 10-20 nm.
Interference filters
Component of spectrophotometer that holds the sample to be analyzed. It can be soft glass (for acidic solution), borosilicate (for alkaline solution) or quartz or plastic
Cuvette or analytical cell
Type of cuvette for acidic solution
Soft glass
Type of cuvette for alkaline solution
Borosilicate
4 types of cuvettes
- soft glass
- borosilicate
- quartz
- plastic
Component of spectrophotometer that detects and collects the light energy transmitted and converts it into a current to produce a readable output
Photodetector