Techniques for monitoring and maintaining the performance of Brewer MkIV spectrophotometers

Michael G. Kimlin; Thomas E. Taylor; Andrew R. Wilson; Richard Stephen Meltzer

doi:10.1117/1.1885471

1 April 2005 Techniques for monitoring and maintaining the performance of Brewer MkIV spectrophotometers

Michael G. Kimlin, Thomas E. Taylor, Andrew R. Wilson, Richard Stephen Meltzer

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 44, Issue 4, 041008 (April 2005). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1885471

Abstract

We present data describing various techniques that operators of Brewer spectrophotometers can use to monitor and maintain the long-term performance of their instrument. The National Ultraviolet Monitoring Center (NUVMC) at the University of Georgia (UGA) operates, under contract from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 21 Brewer spectrophotometer instruments. Due to the remote location of the instruments, constant monitoring of instrument performance is required to ensure that the instruments' performance does not deteriorate, hence impacting on data collection and quality. These techniques are illustrated with data from the Brewer instruments in the UGA/EPA network.

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Michael G. Kimlin, Thomas E. Taylor, Andrew R. Wilson, and Richard Stephen Meltzer "Techniques for monitoring and maintaining the performance of Brewer MkIV spectrophotometers," Optical Engineering 44(4), 041008 (1 April 2005). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1885471

Published: 1 April 2005

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