Measurement of Stray Light in a Monochromator*

Benjamin S. Pritchard

doi:10.1364/JOSA.45.000356

Journal of the Optical Society of America
Vol. 45,
Issue 5,
pp. 356-360
(1955)
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Measurement of Stray Light in a Monochromator

Benjamin S. Pritchard

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Abstract

In spectrophotometry and spectroradiometry photometric errors due to stray light passed by the monochromator employed are always present to some degree. The magnitude of the errors is dependent upon the spectral distribution of the energy entering the monochromator, the stray light characteristics of the monochromator, the effects of any filters or other components between the monochromator and the phototube, and the spectral response of the phototube or other receptor. Means are outlined of measuring the stray light characteristics of a monochromator and expressing the results in the form of a table or grid of numbers. From the grid values it is a relatively simple process to estimate closely the photometric errors in any given application. Finally, various means are suggested of reducing the effects of stray light errors.

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	360–400	400–440	440–480	480–520	520–560	560–600	600–640	640–680	680–720
380		2.00	0.79	0.32	0.25	0.20	0.16	0.14	0.14
420	1.10		1.80	0.63	0.32	0.22	0.18	0.14	0.14
460	0.45	1.10		1.60	0.56	0.28	0.20	0.16	0.14
500	0.28	0.45	1.10		1.40	0.50	0.28	0.18	0.16
540	0.22	0.28	0.45	1.10		1.25	0.145	0.25	0.18
580	0.20	0.20	0.28	0.40	1.10		1.25	0.40	0.25
620	0.18	0.18	0.20	0.25	0.40	1.10		1.10	0.35
660	0.16	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.25	0.40	1.10		1.00
700	0.16	0.18	0.18	0.16	0.16	0.25	0.40	1.10

	0	0	0	0.1	2.9	4.7	62	7.4	6.4
	360–400	400–440	440–480	480–520	520–560	560–600	600–640	640–680	680–720
380		2.00	0.79	0.32	0.25	0.20	0.16	0.14	0.14
				0.03	0.72	0.94	0.99	1.04	1.17	4.89
420	1.10		1.80	0.63	0.32	0.22	0.18	0.14	0.14
				0.06	0.93	1.03	1.12	1.04	1.17	5.35
460	0.45	1.10		1.60	0.56	0.28	0.20	0.16	0.14
				0.16	1.63	1.32	1.24	1.18	1.17	6.70
500	0.28	0.45	1.10		1.40	0.50	0.28	0.18	0.16
540	0.22	0.28	0.45	1.10		1.25	0.45	0.25	0.18
580	0.20	0.20	0.28	0.40	1.10		1.25	0.40	0.25
620	0.18	0.18	0.20	0.25	0.40	1.10		1.10	0.35
660	0.16	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.25	0.40	1.10		1.00
700	0.16	0.18	0.18	0.16	0.16	0.25	0.40	1.10
4.89×10⁻⁴×40×16=.31
5.35×10⁻⁴×40×16=.34
6.70×10⁻⁴×40×16=.43

	360–400	400–440	440–480	480–520	520–560	560–600	600–640	640–680	680–720
380		2.00	0.79	0.32	0.25	0.20	0.16	0.14	0.14
420	1.10		1.80	0.63	0.32	0.22	0.18	0.14	0.14
460	0.45	1.10		1.60	0.56	0.28	0.20	0.16	0.14
500	0.28	0.45	1.10		1.40	0.50	0.28	0.18	0.16
540	0.22	0.28	0.45	1.10		1.25	0.145	0.25	0.18
580	0.20	0.20	0.28	0.40	1.10		1.25	0.40	0.25
620	0.18	0.18	0.20	0.25	0.40	1.10		1.10	0.35
660	0.16	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.25	0.40	1.10		1.00
700	0.16	0.18	0.18	0.16	0.16	0.25	0.40	1.10

	0	0	0	0.1	2.9	4.7	62	7.4	6.4
	360–400	400–440	440–480	480–520	520–560	560–600	600–640	640–680	680–720
380		2.00	0.79	0.32	0.25	0.20	0.16	0.14	0.14
				0.03	0.72	0.94	0.99	1.04	1.17	4.89
420	1.10		1.80	0.63	0.32	0.22	0.18	0.14	0.14
				0.06	0.93	1.03	1.12	1.04	1.17	5.35
460	0.45	1.10		1.60	0.56	0.28	0.20	0.16	0.14
				0.16	1.63	1.32	1.24	1.18	1.17	6.70
500	0.28	0.45	1.10		1.40	0.50	0.28	0.18	0.16
540	0.22	0.28	0.45	1.10		1.25	0.45	0.25	0.18
580	0.20	0.20	0.28	0.40	1.10		1.25	0.40	0.25
620	0.18	0.18	0.20	0.25	0.40	1.10		1.10	0.35
660	0.16	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.25	0.40	1.10		1.00
700	0.16	0.18	0.18	0.16	0.16	0.25	0.40	1.10
4.89×10⁻⁴×40×16=.31
5.35×10⁻⁴×40×16=.34
6.70×10⁻⁴×40×16=.43

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