Spectroscopic Systems and Monochromators
This document discusses optoelectronic devices including spectrophotometers and monochromators. What is a monochromator? A monochromator produces a beam of light with an extremely narrow bandwidth, or light of a single color. Spectrographs are important tools for studying many biological and chemical processes and substances, from pigments to plant growth and nucleic acids to pharmaceuticals, providing information about analytes based on their optical properties. In the study of Optical Behaviour of Materials, spectroscopic instruments are used for irradiation of samples as well as for analyzing emitted radiation. The name is from Greek mono- 'single'; chroma 'colour' and Latin -ator 'denoting an agent'.
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