
4. Click the Zero button and wait for the instrument to zero.
5. Place a mirror over the reflectance port, and close the sample compartment. Note the
reading. If the reading is greater than 1.5%R, then either the specularly reflected beam is
not entering the light trap, dirt on the lens is scattering the beam and creating a ’halo’
effect on the reflectance port, or the sample mirror does not have a good specular surface.
If the reading is greater than 1.5%R, you should repeat the check for the specular
component as detailed in the Checking for the specular component
section.
6. Remove the specular light trap and replace the specular port plug. When the sample
compartment is closed, the reading should be approximately 90%.
Attachment options
There are several different attachments options available for use with the external DRA.
These greatly increase the versatility of the accessory. The attachment options are:
• Transmission port cuvette holder
• Centre-Mount Sample Holders
• Small spot kit
• Double aperture accessory
• Polarizer
• Powder cell
• Apertures
Transmission Port Cuvette Holder
The transmission port cuvette sample holder mounts a standard 1 cm cuvette directly in
front of the transmission port. Transmission measurements made with this device at the
transmission port will include the a portion of the scattered component of radiation in the
transmission scan data. The sample holder is mounted into the clip style transmission port
and is illustrated below.
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