Using the UV-2600i Plus and ISR-2600Plus to Perform UV-Vis-NIR Measurements on Various Types of Glass

User Benefits

- Combining the UV-2600i Plus and ISR-2600Plus enables measurements to be performed at ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared wavelengths up to 1,400 nm. - Using an integrating sphere allows measurements of both transmittance and reflectance. - The spectral evaluation features can be used to calculate average values for spectral measurements in user-defined wavelength regions.

Introduction

Since crude oil and natural gas are finite energy sources, there have been numerous innovations to reduce energy consumption. One such innovation is heat mirror glass, which reduces heat by blocking near-infrared (NIR) thermal radiation while allowing in visible light so that rooms are illuminated by external light, reducing energy consumption from artificial lighting. Glass that blocks ultraviolet light is also desirable since it prevents skin damage associated with exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light. This Application News analyzes different types of glass and uses the averaging functionality, which is included as standard with the evaluation features of LabSolutions UV-Vis to determine the mean transmittance and reflectance of glass samples in UV, visible, and NIR wavelength regions.

February 11, 2025 GMT