Technical data of the spectrometers
14 Edition 03/2013 SPECORD PLUS
3 Technical data of the spectrometers
3.1 Physical/optical performance data
SPECORD 50 PLUS
Optical principle Spectrophotometer with split beam technology with
high energy in the measuring beam path and internal
reference channel
Receiver two large untempered photo diodes
Optics Monochromator with holographic grid
Quartz plate for division into measuring beam path
and internal reference beam path
Wavelength range 190 - 1100nm
Photometric display range -8 – 8 A
Photometric measuring range -3 – 3 A
Wavelength accuracy of deuteri-
um line at 656.1 nm
≤ ±0.1 nm
Wavelength reproducibility
(with holmium oxide filter)*
≤ ±0.02 nm
Photometric accuracy VIS
at 546nm with neutral glass filter
Hellma F4*
≤ ±0.003 A
Photometric accuracy UV
with potassium dichromate ac-
cording to Ph.Eur.*
≤ ±0.01 A
Photometric reproducibility*
≤0.0005 A
Stray light 198nm
(KCl Merck 1.08164.0001)
≤ 0.3 %T
Stray light 220nm (NaI)
≤ 0.03 %T
Stray light 240nm (NaI)
≤ 0.03 %T
Stray light 340nm (NaNO2)
≤ 0.02 %T
Base line noise at 500nm
≤ 0.0001 A (RMS)
Long-term stability at 500nm
≤ ±0.0005 A/h
Registration speed up to 12000 nm/min
Spectral bandwidth 1.4 nm
Spectral resolution capability
Toluol/Hexane at 20 – 25 °C
1,6 – 1,8
* taking into account the tolerances of the standards applied
Overview 1 Physical/optical data of the SPECORD 50 PLUS