78 Agilent 8453 UV-visible Spectroscopy System Operator’s Manual
4 Using your Agilent 8453 UV-visible Spectroscopy System
Finding the Caffeine Absorbance Maximum
6 Press the Blank button on the front of the spectrophotometer or click Blank
on the Instrument Panel to start the measurement.
7 Remember the orientation of the cell in the cell holder. Lift the level to
release the cell, remove it and flush it three times with about 1 ml of your
caffeine sample. Then fill the cell with about 3 ml of the caffeine sample.
Make sure that the cell windows are clean and reposition the cell in the
same orientation as for the reference measurement. Close the cell holder’s
level.
8 Press the Sample button on the front of your spectrophotometer or click
Sample on the Instrument Panel to start the measurement.