Jul 7, 2021 | Glossary of Spectroscopy Terms, StellarNet Definition
Due to the modular nature of our instrumentation, one spectrometer can potentially be used for many applications. All StellarNet spectrometers are designed to work with different light-collecting accessories. These accessories set up proper geometry for each...
Nov 10, 2017 | Glossary of Spectroscopy Terms, StellarNet Definition
The ChemWiz Concentration Predictor makes use of the Beer-Lambert law (see absorption spectroscopy) to predict the concentration of unknown samples. It can be accessed by clicking “Applications” > “ChemWiz Methods,” “Chem,” or the chemistry glassware icon. By...
Nov 10, 2017 | Glossary of Spectroscopy Terms, Properties of Light, StellarNet Definition
When talking about light, intensity is the power per unit area when the light is transmitted through a (real or imaginary) flat surface that is perpendicular to the direction of the beam. It is usually represented by the symbol Iand common units are W/m2 or W/cm2. For...
May 25, 2017 | Glossary of Spectroscopy Terms, StellarNet Definition
For clarity, “Dark” will be used to indicate a SpectraWiz dark spectrum and “dark spectrum” will refer to the concept. When you acquire a Dark, the SpectraWiz software saves the spectrum and subtracts it from all subsequent spectra that are acquired. Because of this...
May 25, 2017 | Glossary of Spectroscopy Terms, Spectroscopy, StellarNet Definition
The dark spectrum of a spectrometer is a spectrum taken with no light hitting the detector. It captures the shape of the baseline offset. It can be used to adjust sample spectra for non-uniformities in the detector pixels. The SpectraWiz software is able to do this...
May 25, 2017 | Glossary of Spectroscopy Terms, StellarNet Definition
The exposure time is the amount of time that the detector is exposed to light. This is related to the integration time, which is the amount of time the detector keeps electrons trapped in the pixel wells before reading them. If the detector has a shutter, the exposure...