
Fluorolog-3 v. 2.2 (31 Jul 2002)
Troubleshooting
7-3
Note:
Not all spectra shown in this section were produced using the
Fluorolog
®
-3. The spectra are presented to show different possible
system or sample problems, and may not reflect the superior per-
formance of the Fluorolog
®
-3.
Using diagnostic spectra
Often the spectrum reveals information regarding the hardware or software parameters
that should be adjusted. The following spectra occur with explanations regarding prob-
lems leading to their appearance.
Lamp scan
Running a lamp scan verifies system integrity and indicates whether the correct pa-
rameters for the best possible trace are being used. The following spectrum shows the
trace resulting from a lamp scan run with a known good lamp.
Scan of good quality 450-W xenon lamp in Fluorolog-3
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.25
0.3
0.35
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
600
Wavelength (nm)
Intensity
467 nm
with single excitation monochromator.
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