Lab glossary
Stray light
Light of wavelengths outside the selected band that reaches the detector. It makes high absorbances read too low and is checked with cut-off solutions such as potassium chloride at 198 nm.
- Also: stray radiant energy
Light of wavelengths outside the selected band that reaches the detector. It makes high absorbances read too low and is checked with cut-off solutions such as potassium chloride at 198 nm.