Technical Assistance FAQ's & Data Sheets

The following topics are covered to assist you in the selection, use and trouble-shooting of your spectrophotometer and Fluorimeter cells. If you have questions which cannot be answered by our technical assistance here please either call or e-mail your question to us and we will be pleased to give you all of the assistance that we can.

Cell specifications
General and material specifications
Cleaning Cells
Suggestions on cleaning and caring for your cells
Cell Matching
We cover the topic of what cell matching means and the important elements that make a cell accurate and reliable
Certificate of Cell Pathlength & Certificate of Conformity
'Batch' or 'Individual'?
M6 Connector for Flow Cells
When connecting flowcells to spectrophotometers and fluoriometers it is necessary to make a solid, easy connection. Our M6 fittings are standard, reliable and easy to use.
Potassium Dichromate solutions - Perchloric vs Sulfuric Acid?
The latest revision(s) of the European Pharmacopoeia ( Supplement 2000 and now European Pharmacopoeia 4) has revised the dichromate check, in relation to earlier versions.
Starna Reference Materials for UV Spectrophotometers.
Some questions about Starna Reference Materials for UV Spectrophotometers.
Why Black walled Cells (By John Hammond)
Why it's a good idea to use black walled self masking cuvettes
Z Dimension
When using a cell with small volumes it is necessary of place the sample directly in the light beam of your instrument. The Z dimension of your instrument is critical doing this correctly. Consult this page for advice!

Data Sheets

Spectrophotometric Reference Set (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Identity: UR-BZ, Benzene Vapor Spectrophotometric Reference Cell.
Cell Identity: 'Benz'.
Spectrophotometric Reference Set (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Identity: RM-DL, UR-DL, Didymium Reference cell.
Cell Identity: 'Dy'.
Spectrophotometric Reference Set (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Identity: RM-HL, UR-HL, Holmium Perchlorate Reference cell.
Cell Identity: 'Ho'.
Spectrophotometric Reference Set (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Identity: RM-KC, UR-KC, Potassium Chloride Reference Cell.
Cell Identity: 'KCl'
Spectrophotometric Reference Set (Material Safety DataSheet)
Identity: RM-KI, UR-KI, Potassium Iodide Reference Cell
Cell Identity: 'KI'
Spectrophotometric Reference Set (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Identity: RM-LC, UR-LC, Lithium Carbonate Reference Cell.
Cell Identity: 'Li'
Spectrophotometric Reference Set (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Identity: Potassium Dichromate reference cell.
Cell Identity: 'PDC'.
Spectrophotometric Reference Set (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Identity: RM-SC, UR-SC, Sodium Chloride Reference Cell.
Cell Identity: 'NaCl'.
Spectrophotometric Reference Set (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Identity: RM-SI, UR-SI, Sodium Iodide Reference Cell.
Cell Identity: 'NaI'.
Spectrophotometric Reference Set (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Identity: RM-SL, UR-SL, Samarium Perchlorate Reference cell
Cell Identity: 'Sm'.
Spectrophotometric Reference Set (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Identity: RM-TX, UR-TX, Toluene in Hexane Reference cell.
Cell Identities: 'TOL/HEX' and 'HEX'.
Spectrophotometric Reference Set (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Identity: RM-SN, UR-SN, Sodium Nitrite Reference Cel
Cell Identities:'NaNO₂'.
Spectrophotometric Reference Cell (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Identity: Nicotinic Acid reference cell.
Cell Identities:'NA'.
Spectrophotometric Reference Cell (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Identity: RM-RE, UR-RE, Rare Earth Reference cell.
Cell Identities:'RE'.
Spectrophotometric Reference Cell (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Identity: RM-DG, UR-DG, Didymium glass filter.
Cell Identity:'Dy'.
Spectrophotometric Reference Cell (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Identity: RM-HG, UR-HG, Holmium glass filter.
Cell Identity:'Ho'.
Starna concentrated CellClean (Material Safety Data Sheet)
Identity: Starna CellClean.

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