Slit Width Effect on Signal-to-noise Ratio in Spectrophotometric Measurements

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1 Photometry and Radiometry Division, National Institute of Standards (NIS), Egypt

2 Photometry and Radiometry Division, National Institute of Standards (NIS), Egypt.

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Signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio theory has proven to be useful in understanding, designing, and optimizing spectrophotometric measurement systems. Although a narrower spectral bandwidth does improve the resolution of closely spaced peaks, it also decreases the Signal-to-noise ratio. The narrowest slit width should be used that will yield an acceptable Signal-to-noise ratio. In this research, the wavelengths of peak absorbance of the holmium glass filter were determined to attain the optimum Signal-to-noise ratio accompanied with spectral bandwidths of 0.1 nm, 0.2 nm, 0.5 nm, 0.8 nm, 1 nm, 2 nm, 3 nm and 5 nm. The influence of spectral bandwidth on the Signal-to-noise ratio was by far the most important parameter affecting the location of the measured wavelengths of absorbance or transmittance of the sample.

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  • Receive Date: 09 July 2019
  • Revise Date: 19 August 2019
  • Accept Date: 26 August 2019

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