
4 Description of function
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NIRFlex N-500
Operation Manual, Version G
4 .2 .3
Transmission mode
NIR light is sent through a defined pathlength of sample material (e.g. in a cuvette). The transmitted
light contains the spectral information. This is the preferred method for testing liquids.
Detector
Cuvette
NIR light
pathlength
4 .2 .4
Diffuse transmission mode
The diffuse transmission mode is a mixture of “diffuse reflection” and “transmission” mode.
The NIR light penetrates the sample:
• is refracted
• diffusely reflected
• diffusely transmitted
The transmitted rays contain the spectral information of the sample.
Detector
NIR light
Sample
Collecting lens