UV accessory selection guide for solids
Solid Samples
| Sample | Analytical form and analytical condition | Accessory | ||
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| Smooth Surface Samples* | Transmittance Measurement | Less than 3 mm thick | Standard compartments＋Film Holder, Cell Type Sample Holder, Glass/Film Holder for Standard Sample Compartment | |
| More than 3 mm thick | Integrating Sphere Attachment (ISR-2600, ISR-2600Plus, ISR-603) | |||
| Requires a large integrating sphere (due to ISO compliance and other reasons). |
Integrating Sphere Attachment, 150 mm Dia. (ISR-1503, ISR-1503F) | |||
| Large sample size (over 100 mm square) | Large-Sample Compartment (MPC-2600A/603A or SolidSpec-3700) Glass Sample Holder for MPC series/SolidSpec | |||
| Reflectance Measurement | Relative Specular Reflectance Measurement | Normal measurement | Specular Reflectance Measurement Attachment (5° incident angle) | |
| Large sample size (over 100 mm square) | SolidSpec-3700 + Large Specular Reflectance Measurement Attachment (5° incident angle) | |||
| Absolute Specular Reflectance Measurement | 5ﾟ incident angle measurement | Absolute Specular Reflectance Attachment (ASR-3105) (Requires a Large-Sample Compartment and BIS-3100/3700/603 Sample Base Plate Integrating Sphere Set separately). |
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| 12/30/45ﾟ incident angle measurement | Absolute Specular Reflectance Attachment (ASR-3112, ASR-3130, ASR-3145) (Requires a Large-Sample Compartment, BIS-3100/3700/603 Sample Base Plate Integrating Sphere Set, and polarizer assembly separately.) |
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| Variable Angle Measurement Unit | Variable Angle Measurement Unit (Requires large-sample compartment and polarizer assembly separately.) | |||
| Relative Diffuse Reflectance Measurement | Normal measurement | Integrating Sphere Attachment (ISR-2600, ISR-2600Plus, ISR-603) | ||
| Requires a large integrating sphere (due to ISO compliance and other reasons). |
Integrating Sphere Attachment, 150 mm Dia. (ISR-1503, ISR-1503F) | |||
| Large sample size (over 100 mm square) | Large-Sample Compartment (MPC-2600A/603A, or SolidSpec-3700) | |||
| Rough Surface Sample** | Transmittance Measurement | Normal measurement | Integrating Sphere Attachment (ISR-2600, ISR-2600Plus, ISR-603) | |
| Requires a large integrating sphere (due to ISO compliance and other reasons). |
Integrating Sphere Attachment, 150 mm Dia. (ISR-1503, ISR-1503F) | |||
| Large sample size (over 100 mm square) | Large-Sample Compartment (MPC-2600A/603A, or SolidSpec-3700) | |||
| Reflectance Measurement | Relative Diffuse Reflectance Measurement | Normal measurement | Integrating Sphere Attachment (ISR-2600, ISR-2600Plus, ISR-603) | |
| Requires a large integrating sphere (due to ISO compliance and other reasons). |
Integrating Sphere Attachment, 150 mm Dia. (ISR-1503, ISR-1503F) | |||
| Large sample size (over 100 mm square) | Large-Sample Compartment (MPC-2600A/603A, or SolidSpec-3700) | |||
| Absolute Diffuse Reflectance Measurement | Consult your Shimadzu representative. (Depends on the sample. A method using conversion from the mirror reflectance, for instance, is available.) |
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| Large sample size (over 100 mm square) | Large-Sample Compartment (MPC-2600A/603A, or SolidSpec-3700) | |||
| Small sample size (below 5 mm square) | Micro Sample Holder + Micro Beam Lens Unit | |||
* Metals with a mirror-finished surface, mirrors, transparent acrylic and films, etc.
** Paper, cloth, plastics, semi-transparent films, etc.
For color measurement, the Color Measurement Software COL-UVPC is required separately.
For film thickness measurement, the Film Thickness Measurement Software FLM-UVPC is required separately.
News / Events
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FTIR TALK LETTER Vol. 43 has been published
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Latest issue of Shimadzu Journal, featuring Forensics / Toxicology, has come out.
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