光透度计LPHAtII.pdf

Fact Sheet No: 19/5 ALPHAtracka II Highly accurate, transmissometer for suspended and dissolved solids. Blue, green, yellow or red wavelength versions available. ALPHAtracka II is an accurate (0.3% fullscale) transmissometer that, as standard, measures the beam attenuation coefficient alpha(a) at 660nm(red). Green, yellow and blue variants are available to special order. ALPHAtracka is used in a wide range of oceanographic systems to monitor suspended and dissolved materials. It can be mounted on a towed underwater vehicle or used in a moored or profiling system. INTRODUCTION The optical housing is manufactured in titanium, and rated to 6000m. It is mounted on a light robust titanium support frame which maintains the stability of the optical alignment during tracka operational use. For optimum measurement in a wide range of environments ALPHA is available in 5, 10 and 25cm path length versions. Output can be factory set for either 2.5V or 5.0V systems; it is normally set for 2.5V unless otherwise requested. A modulated light source and a coherent detector give excellent rejection of interference due to ambient light, even in the presence of wave glitter. The collimated light source and detection optics have minimal beam diverge nce and acceptance angle to reduce errors due to scattered light. The internal reference beam and ratiometric signal processing system combine to give an effective ageing rate of the source of 0.01 percent of full scale per 1000 hours usage, this provides long -ter