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 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)