integrating sphere

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A hollow sphere having a highly reflecting inside surface used as a device to collect, with very high efficiency, light scattered or emitted from a sample contained in it or located outside and near one of the ports. Small ports allow the entrance of light and access to a detector.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2248 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'integrating sphere' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03070 RIS BibTex EndNote
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