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Block diagram of instrument for absorption
Light Source
Wavelength
Selector
Sample
Holder
Detector
Signal
Processing
Readout
Device
The location of these
can be reversed
Range
of
λ
’s
Narrow Band
of
λ
’s
à
I
o
Transmitted
Intensity
à
I
Here the wavelength
of interest is
selected
first, then
passed
through the sample