Published 21 Oct 2020
When choosing a new instrument, we tend to end up looking at a specification sheet. But what do all of these numbers mean? Bigger numbers are better surely? Whilst there are lots of specifications that we can compare, this is…READ MORE >
Tags: data quality, HeNe, laser, nanoparticles, Particle size
Published 21 Apr 2015
What laser is in the Zetasizer Nano series? This question came to me via one of our Malvern account managers, so I thought a brief explanation could help clarify which laser and which detector is used in the systems. The…READ MORE >
Tags: 633nm, avalanche photo diode, DLS, Helium Neon, HeNe
Published 10 Feb 2015
As a confirmed space-geek ever since Halley’s Comet in 1986, lasers, or perhaps I should say laser guns in their various forms, have always been a part of my life. I’m not sure if I first met lasers in Star…READ MORE >
Tags: dynamic light scattering, International Year of Light, laser, laser beam, Laser diffraction