Ocean-optics CHEM2000 User Manual

OOICHEM Software User's Guide Document Number 105-00000-CHM-02-0405 PRELIMINARY DRAFT Offices: Ocean Optics, Inc. 830 Douglas A

1: Introduction • Color Temperature. Enter the color temperature of your reference light source used in relative irradiance measurements. Acquisiti

Chapter 2 Using OOIChem Software OOIChem software provides users with five different modes of operation: Scope, Absorbance, Transmission, Relative

2: Using OOIChem Software Display Functions Several functions are accessed not through the menu but through buttons and task bars directly on the di

2: Using OOIChem Software Transmission Selecting this mode switches the spectral window into Transmission Mode. This is also the spectral processin

2: Using OOIChem Software The absorbance of a solution is related to the concentration of the species within it. The relationship, known as Beer’s L

2: Using OOIChem Software Cursor Properties In this toolbar, you can label the cursor and monitor the cursor’s X value and Y value. To the right of

2: Using OOIChem Software blank in the sampling region. Storing a reference spectrum is requisite before the software can calculate absorbance, tran

2: Using OOIChem Software Scaling the Graph You can change the vertical and/or horizontal scales of the graph by simply clicking on an X and Y endp

2: Using OOIChem Software Exit Select File | Exit from the menu to quit OOIChem. A message box appears asking you if you are sure you want to exit t

2: Using OOIChem Software Show Legends Select Edit | Show Legends to enable or disable the legends for the spectral trace, overlays, and kinetics t

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2: Using OOIChem Software Enable Strobe This function allows you to enable or disable the triggering of external strobes through the spectrometer.

2: Using OOIChem Software 2. Supply a line from Pin 8 of the J2 Accessory Connector to your triggering device. (See figure for pin location.) 3.

2: Using OOIChem Software Preset Duration Enter a value to set the length of time for the entire kinetics process. Be sure to select hours, minutes

Chapter 3 Experiment Tutorial Overview When you are ready to begin your experiment, you should have already installed the Maxwell and OOIChem softw

3: Experiment Tutorial ► Procedure To take an absorbance measurement: 1. Select Scope under Mode of Operation in the software display area. Make su

3: Experiment Tutorial The software calculates %Tλ (or %Rλ) by the following equation: Sλ - Dλ%Tλ= Rλ - Dλx 100%Where: S = Sample intensity at wav

3: Experiment Tutorial Note If at any time any sampling variable changes – including integration period, averaging, boxcar smoothing, distance from

3: Experiment Tutorial 2. Select Scope under Mode of Operation in the software display area. Make sure the signal is on scale by adjusting acquisiti

3: Experiment Tutorial To discover the unknown concentration of a substance in a solution, you must first take spectral scans of a series of soluti

3: Experiment Tutorial 8. Click the Scan button or select Scan | Solution from the menu. The absorbance value will appear next to the concentration

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3: Experiment Tutorial 14. Select Edit | Show Legend from the menu to display the legend for the calibration curve. The legend allows you to choose

3: Experiment Tutorial 2. Select Spectrometer | Kinetics Configuration from the menu to open the Kinetics Configuration dialog box. 3. Enter a Prese

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PRELIMINARY DRAFT 27 Index A absorbance experiment, 17 Absorbance mode, 6 Acquire Data modes, 10 Chart Active, 10 Acquisition parameters, 9 Averag

Index PRELIMINARY DRAFT 105-00000-CHM-02-0405 F File Menu functions, 11 Exit, 12 Open Kinetics Values, 11 Open Spectral Overlay, 11 Print Spectra an

Index PRELIMINARY DRAFT 29 S scaling the graph, 11 scan dark, 10 reference, 9 Scan, 13 Scan/Stop button, 10 Scope mode, 6 Select Concentration Wavel

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About This Manual Document Purpose and Intended Audience This document provides information for installing and operating OOIChem software with the Ma

About This Manual Upgrades Occasionally, you may find that you need Ocean Optics to make a change or an upgrade to your system. To facilitate these

Chapter 1 Introduction Company History Ocean Optics miniature fiber optic spectrometers and accessories have revolutionized the analytical instrume

1: Introduction OOIBase32 Spectrometer Operating Software OOIBase32 is our standard spectrometer operating software that we provide free of charge t

1: Introduction 5. Select a Program Manager Group. Click Next. At the Start Installation dialog box, click Next. 6. At the Installation Complete d