HG-1-CAL Installation and Operation Instructions
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HG-1 Mercury Argon Calibration Light Source
Ocean Optics spectrometer and its manual
An optical fiber (for spectrometers without a built-in slit, a 50-
m fiber works best)
A spreadsheet program (Excel or Quattro Pro, for example) or a calculator that performs third-
order linear regressions
Note
If you are using Microsoft Excel, choose
Tools | Add-Ins
and check
AnalysisToolPak
and
AnalysisTookPak-VBA.
Calibration Procedure
Please see the appropriate manual for your model Ocean Optics spectrometer for instructions
on how to calibrate it. Ocean Optics manuals are located at
http://www.oceanoptics.com/technical/operatinginstructions.asp
.
HG-1 Specifications
The following sections detail the specifications of the HG-1.
Spectral Output
Mercury emission lines are <600 nm. Argon emission lines are >600 nm, and are shown
here on an exaggerated amplitude scale.
