
AQ-00275-000, Rev. 3
DRA-CA-3300 Diffuse Reflectance Accessory
Alignment Check ........................................................................................... 8
Aligning the Accessory Optics ...................................................................... 9
Diagnostic Scans .......................................................................................... 11
Integrating Sphere ........................................................................................ 14
Optical Chamber .......................................................................................... 15
Loading the Sample Reflectance Port .......................................................... 15
Transmittance Sample Holder ...................................................................... 17
8°/Hemispherical Reflectance Factor Measurements .................................. 17
0°/Diffuse Reflectance Factor Measurements .............................................. 18
Large Sample Reflectance Measurements ................................................... 18
Transmittance Measurement Procedure ....................................................... 19
Theory of Operation ..................................................................................... 21
Double Beam Spectroscopy ......................................................................... 21
Reflectance Measurement of Non-Ideal Samples ........................................ 24
Zeroline Correction ...................................................................................... 26
Sources of Error ........................................................................................... 26
Center Mount Sample Holders .................................................................... 28
Powder Cell Holder ...................................................................................... 35
Transmittance Port Cuvette Holder .............................................................. 37
Mirror Cleaning Procedure .......................................................................... 39
Spectralon Care Guide ................................................................................. 39
Troubleshooting the DRA-CA-3300 ............................................................ 40
Detector Replacement .................................................................................. 41
Appendix B Typical Spectralon Reflectance Factors ......................................... 43