Common spectrophotometer types and differences

A spectrophotometer is an instrument for analyzing and measuring spectra. There are different types of spectrophotometers because of the application requirements. Spectrophotometers can be divided into different wavelengths and applications:

(1) Visible spectrophotometer
(2) UV spectrophotometer
(3) Infrared spectrophotometer
(4) Fluorescence spectrophotometer
(5) Atomic absorption spectrophotometer.

The ultra-micro spectrophotometer, which is more popular in the life science field today, is one of the ultraviolet spectrophotometers.

(1) Visible spectrophotometer

An instrument for measuring the absorbance of visible light (400-760 nm) of a test substance and performing quantitative analysis is called a visible spectrophotometer. Bacterial cell density can be determined at 600 nm.

(Visible spectrophotometer diagram provided by BIBBY - Jenway, UK)

(2) UV-visible spectrophotometer

An ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer is an instrument for measuring the absorbance of a substance to be detected by visible light or ultraviolet light (200 to 760 nm) and performing quantitative analysis. The concentration of nucleic acids and proteins can be determined, and the bacterial cell density can also be determined. The ultraviolet spectrophotometer can be further divided into a single beam, a pseudo double beam, and a double beam. Their uses are different.

a) Single beam: suitable for measuring absorbance or transmittance at a given wavelength, generally not for full-band spectral scanning, requiring high stability of the source and detector.

(British BIBBY - Ultraviolet spectrophotometer provided by Jenway)

b) Dual beam: automatic recording, fast full-band scanning. It can eliminate the influence of unstable source, detector sensitivity and other factors, especially suitable for structural analysis. The instrument is complex and the price is high.

(British BIBBY - Jenway provides a dual-beam UV spectrophotometer: 6850)

c) The pseudo-double beam is also a proportional double beam. The principle is that the light emitted by the same monochromator is split into two beams, one beam directly reaching the detector and the other beam passing through the sample and reaching the other detector. The advantage of this instrument is that it can monitor the error caused by the change of the light source, but it does not eliminate the influence of the reference.

(3) Infrared spectrophotometer

The general infrared spectrum refers to an infrared spectrum larger than 760 nm, which is the most commonly used spectral region for studying organic compounds, and can analyze samples of various states (gas, liquid, solid).

The characteristics of infrared spectroscopy are: fast, small sample volume (several micrograms - several milligrams), strong characteristic (various substances have their specific infrared spectrum), and can analyze various states (gas, liquid, solid) And do not destroy the sample.

(4) Fluorescence spectrophotometer

A fluorescence spectrophotometer is an instrument used to scan the fluorescence spectrum emitted by a liquid phase fluorescent label. Used in scientific research, chemical, pharmaceutical, biochemical, environmental protection and clinical testing, food testing, teaching experiments and other fields.

By measuring these parameters, not only can general quantitative analysis be performed, but also the conformational changes of molecules in various environments can be inferred, thereby elucidating the relationship between molecular structure and function.

(British spectrophotometer provided by BIBBY - Jenway)

(5) Atomic absorption spectrophotometer

This method is mainly used for one of the routine instruments for the analysis of trace and trace components in samples. It is a powerful tool for material analysis and quality control departments for the analysis of constant and trace metal (semi-metal) elements.

The differences between the above-mentioned common spectrophotometers are the contents of this article. I hope that everyone can better use the spectrophotometer after understanding. (The above part is transferred from the security network)

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