[Dsg-rich] Plastic plate UV transmission results

[Marco Contalbrigo]

Hi Tyler,
fantastic! Thank you so much, Marco.

On Thu, 31 Aug 2017, Tyler Lemon wrote:

> Hello Marco Contalbrigo,
> 
> As requested, Mindy and I measured the trasmittance of UV light for the acrylic plate and Lexan plate that
> you gave us.
> 
> Attached is an Excel sheet of the results.
> 
> For the transmittance test, we used the reflectivity test station with the UV light source. We used a
> wavelength range of 250nm - 400nm because it is the widest range we are able to test with using UV lamp
> and UV beamsplitter. The UV lamp is optimized for wavelengths of 200nm - 400nm while the UV beamsplitter
> is optimized for 250nm - 450nm.
> 
> Just looking at the results, both plastic plates do block UV light, but the Lexan plate blocks a broader
> wavelength range. The acrylic plate's transmittance starts to increase significantly at ~360nm where the
> Lexan plate's transmittance starts to increase significantly at ~390nm.
> 
> Best regards,
> Tyler
> 
>