Aug 20, 2021 | Glossary of Spectroscopy Terms, Spectroscopy
Color Quality Scale or CQS is a color rendering index scale developed by our friends at NIST. The goal of CQS is to offer a quantitative measure of the ability of a light source to reproduce the colors of illuminated objects.
Aug 13, 2021 | Glossary of Spectroscopy Terms, Light Source, Spectroscopy
The SL1-Filter comes with a color equalization filter. Halogen lamps naturally emit a black body curve with weak blue emissions and strong green, yellow, red, and NIR. The Color Equalization Filter knocks down the emissions in the stronger wavelengths and allows the...
Aug 13, 2021 | Glossary of Spectroscopy Terms, Spectroscopy
A collimating lens is an accessory that fits at the end of a fiber optic cable and takes a beam of light and focuses it into the fiber. When the light is emitting from the fiber, the light is focused to a narrow 3° column.
Jul 14, 2021 | Glossary of Spectroscopy Terms, NIR, Spectrograph, Spectroscopy
Chemometrics is the science of extracting information from chemical systems by data-driven means. Chemometrics is inherently interdisciplinary, using methods frequently employed in core data-analytic disciplines such as multivariate statistics, applied mathematics,...
Jul 14, 2021 | Glossary of Spectroscopy Terms, Spectroscopy
Absorbance is related to the number of photons a sample absorbs. When an atom or molecule absorbs a single photon, an electron makes a transition to a higher orbital energy. As the number of atoms or molecules increases more photons can be absorbed. The number of...
Jul 30, 2020 | Application, Color Measurement, News, Spectroscopy
After months of being cooped up at home, I decided I needed a change of scenery…responsibly. It was the perfect time to take a semi-staycation. I rented an Airbnb, packed up my car, and headed for a home near a secluded beach. I relaxed, swam in the pool, BBQ ’d...