{"id":2888,"date":"2017-03-15T15:11:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T22:11:19","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:08:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:08:33","slug":"2888","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/2888","title":{"rendered":"When should I use the Intensity Correction for my Vernier-branded Spectrometer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You should Select Intensity Correction when comparing sources with continuum spectra (e.g., incandescent sources).<\/p>\n<p>Please note that this correction will only work properly if you are using the optical fiber attachment to your Vernier-branded spectrometer. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/products\/accessories\/optical-fiber-cables\/\">https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/products\/accessories\/optical-fiber-cables\/<\/a> for the correct optical fiber for your spectrometer.<\/p>\n<p>DO NOT use the Intensity Correction if you are comparing emission lines from discharge tubes.<\/p>\n<p>Spectral Analysis has Intensity Correction turned on by default for Emission and Fluorescence modes. This feature can be toggled off and on in Logger <i>Pro<\/i> or LabQuest.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15039\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/intensity-correction-600x318.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/intensity-correction-600x318.png 600w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/intensity-correction-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/intensity-correction-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/intensity-correction-1536x814.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/intensity-correction.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See also<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/til\/1563\/\">Can I do blackbody experiments with your Spectrometers?<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You should Select Intensity Correction when comparing sources with continuum spectra (e.g., incandescent sources). Please note that this correction will only work properly if you&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11015,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4699,3736,3710,4842],"class_list":["post-2888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-correction","tag-emission","tag-intensity","tag-normalization"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2888\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}