4 Description of function
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NIRFlex N-500
Operation Manual, Version G
4 .2 .1
Transflectance mode
Translucent and opaque liquids can be analyzed via transflectance mode. The light penetrates the
liquid, is diffusely reflected by the reference plate and passes the sample a second time. The trans-
flected rays contain the spectral information of the sample.
Factors that can influence the measurement:
• Not enough sample material available
• Air bubbles in the measurement path and under the transflectance cover
• Sample not homogeneous or representative
• Temperature of sample material
• Sample cup or transflectance cover inadequate (e.g. cup material and thickness, blind spots, dirt
etc.)
NIRFlex Solids:
Diffuse reflecting / reference plate
Small, defined gap for liquid samples
Detector
NIR light
Sample cup / petri dish
NIRFlex Fiber Optic Solids / SMA:
Diffuse reflecting / reference plate
Small gap for liquid samples
Fiber optics (example)
