Malvern Mastersizer 3000 Manual

Hardware features
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Filling the cuvette
1. Hold the cuvette at an angle, and with the syringe tip placed along an inner side
of cuvette, carefully inject the sample. The sample will flow along the side of the
cuvette and slowly fill it up.
2. Rotate the cuvette while it is being filled. This will prevent any spillage as the max-
imum fill level is reached.
3. Continue to fill until the minimum volume fill mark is reached (minimum 6 ml).
4. Place a stirrer bar into the filled cuvette.
Note: The stirrer bar must first be washed in the dispersant being used in the
measurement before inserted into the cuvette.

Malvern Mastersizer 3000 Specifications

General

Measurement principle	Laser diffraction
Blue laser wavelength	470 nm
Sample dispersion options	Wet and dry dispersion
Data acquisition rate	10 kHz
Particle size range	0.01 to 3500 microns
Laser type	He-Ne and solid state
Accuracy	Better than 1%
Repeatability	Better than 0.5%
Technology	Mie and Fraunhofer theories
Sample dispersion units	Hydro MV, Hydro LV, Aero S
Optical model	Mie theory
Power requirements	100-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Detector arrangement	Log-spaced array