The spectrophotometer is capable of analysing the output from a wide variety of light sources, ranging from the dimmest LED to a powerful mercury burner light. It is simple to use, and a USB connection to a computer facilitates easy viewing and analysis of spectral data.
Each spectrum can be sub-divided into 10 ranges to enable calculation of spectral power for these user-defined defined regions.
This feature will especially benefit fluorescence microscopists who wish to check the spectral power provided by their illumination source in certain spectral regions.
By using the LumaSpec LS800S the performance of illumination systems can be characterised with and without the presence of filter sets.
The consistency of the illumination can be monitored over time and the user can overlay multiple saved spectra (up to four) over the live graph to quickly compare the illumination system.
In transmission mode, the LumaSpec LS800S is able to quickly establish the 100% light output for each illumination source and then determine the wavelength and the percent transmission for each filter placed into the light path.
This feature is extremely useful in determining the overall efficiency and remaining lifetime of optical filter sets.