Method and instrument combination for producing comparability of spectrometer measurements
First Claim
1. A method for providing the comparability of spectrometer measurements, in particular for measurements with diffuse reflection, using a plurality of measuring instrument individuals of the same type in one family, characterized by the following method steps:
- storage in memory of set-point spectra or immobilized standard specimens in a spectrometer individual of the family;
ascertaining a number of comparison spectra of the standard specimens with the spectrometer individual of the family;
calculating parameters of an approximation for the deviation in the comparison spectrum from the set-point spectrum per wavelength base point on the standard specimens;
storage in memory of the parameters per wavelength base point in the instrument;
measurement of the spectrum of an unknown specimen;
calculation of true values for each wavelength base point of a measured value of the spectrum of the unknown specimen, using an equation that is obtained from the approximation function, which is at least second or higher order.
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Abstract
A method provides the comparability of spectrometer measurements with a plurality of measuring instrument individuals of the same type in a family, and a spectrometer for performing the method is used with automatic standardization is also described. By this method and with this spectrometer, a substantial improvement in comparability as well as accuracy of spectral measurements is possible, since the measurement values are replicable by means of a calibration of the spectrometers, and varying consistencies or dimensions among specimens are balanced out or compensated for.
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1. A method for providing the comparability of spectrometer measurements, in particular for measurements with diffuse reflection, using a plurality of measuring instrument individuals of the same type in one family, characterized by the following method steps:
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storage in memory of set-point spectra or immobilized standard specimens in a spectrometer individual of the family; ascertaining a number of comparison spectra of the standard specimens with the spectrometer individual of the family; calculating parameters of an approximation for the deviation in the comparison spectrum from the set-point spectrum per wavelength base point on the standard specimens; storage in memory of the parameters per wavelength base point in the instrument; measurement of the spectrum of an unknown specimen; calculation of true values for each wavelength base point of a measured value of the spectrum of the unknown specimen, using an equation that is obtained from the approximation function, which is at least second or higher order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16)
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14. A method for providing the comparability of spectrometer measurements, in particular for measurements with diffuse reflection, using a plurality of measuring instrument individuals of the same type in one family, characterized by the following method steps:
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storage in memory of set-point spectra or immobilized standard specimens in a spectrometer individual of the family; ascertaining a number of comparison spectra of the standard specimens with the spectrometer individual of the family; calculating parameters of an approximation for the deviation in the comparison spectrum from the set-point spectrum per wavelength base point on the standard specimens; storage in memory of the parameters per wavelength base point in the instrument; measurement of the spectrum of an unknown specimen; calculation of true values for each wavelength base point of a measured value of the spectrum of the unknown specimen, using an equation that is obtained from the approximation function, and the spectra of the specimens with different reflectances per wavelength base point are used to calculate parameters of the approximation function.
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