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March 15, 2016 at 12:06 pm #2966
Ayelet
Keymaster

Hi Anton,

 

SCiO measures the ambient light and subtracts it from the signal. It does not a lock-in amplifier.

A for different angles, SCiO can be held at different angles towards the sample (see image below), but the best practice is to hold SCiO straight,  facing the sample.

 

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Ayelet,

The Consumer Physics Team