Ocean Optics SpectraSuite User Manual

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A: Experiment Tutorials

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Once you install the hardware and software, and establish your sampling system, you are ready to take
measurements.

This section details the following types of experiments:

 Absorbance Experiments
 Concentration Experiments
 Transmission Experiments
 Reflection Experiments
 Irradiance Experiments
 Color Experiments

The type of measurement you will take determines the configuration of the sampling optics for your
system. Furthermore, your choice of reference and data analysis determines how SpectraSuite presents the
results.

Note

For each measurement, you must first take a reference and dark spectrum before the

experiment mode icon (

) on the toolbar becomes active. After you take a

reference and a dark spectrum, you can take as many measurement scans as needed.
However, if you change any sampling variable (integration time, averaging, smoothing,
fiber size, etc.), you must store a new reference and dark spectrum.