Spectrophotometer - measures certain amounts of radiation or light various radioactive elements
A
spectrophotometer is an instrument that measures certain amounts of radiation
or light. It was invented in the 1960s to measure the amount of radiation that is
released from various radioactive elements. The device is made up of a tube
with a mirror on its top and with a handle on the bottom side of the tube. The
light that passes through the top of the tube strikes the mirror and it
activates the detector which measures the amount of radiation that has been
emitted.
This
instrument is very useful for medical uses. Doctors use it to diagnose certain
diseases by determining how much radiation was released in the process. Aside
from the medical uses, the Spectrophotometer
can be used for non-medical purposes. Basically, there are two kinds of
Spectrophotometers. The first is the monocular one which uses one optical glass
tube that is about one inch long. The light is emitted through the top of the
tube and the mirror located at the bottom. When the light strikes the glass, it
will result in an image and a reading of how bright the light is.
The
other kind is a compact one which is smaller than its counterpart. Usually,
people use this instrument when they are measuring the amount of light that is
coming from a distant location. The main difference between the two is that the
compact one does not have a mirror. Instead, the mirror that can be found on
the compact Spectrophotometer is used for detecting the shadow that has been
cast by the moving object.
A
modern-day one can be used for different kinds of measurement. For example, it
can be used for monitoring the performance of a machine. There are various
kinds of machines that can be used for this purpose. For instance, it that can
measure the power consumption of a computer or television can be used for this
purpose.
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