ASTM E1247-03

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Designation:E1247–03
Standard Practice for
Detecting Fluorescence in Object-Color Specimens by
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Spectrophotometry
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1247; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope E991 Practice for Color Measurement of Fluorescent Speci-
mens Using the One-Monochromator Method
1.1 This practice provides spectrophotometric methods for
E1164 Practice for Obtaining Spectrometric Data for
detecting the presence of fluorescence in object-color speci-
Object-Color Evaluation
mens.
E1331 Test Method for Reflectance Factor and Color by
NOTE 1—Since the addition of fluorescing agents (colorants, whitening
Spectrophotometry Using Hemispherical Geometry
agents, etc.) is often intentional by the manufacturer of a material,
E1348 Test Method for Transmittance and Color by Spec-
information on the presence or absence of fluorescent properties in a
trophotometry Using Hemispherical Geometry
specimen may often be obtained from the maker of the material.
E1349 Test Method for Reflectance Factor and Color by
1.2 This practice requires the use of a spectrophotometer
Spectrophotometry Using Bidirectional (45°:0° or 0°:45°)
that both irradiates the specimen over the wavelength range
Geometry
from 340 to 700 nm and allows the spectral distribution of
E2152 Practice for Computing the Colors of Fluorescent
illumination on the specimen to be altered as desired.
Objects from Bispectral Photometric Data
1.3 Within the above limitations, this practice is general in
E2153 Practice for Obtaining Bispectral Photometric Data
scope rather than specific as to instrument or material.
for Evaluation of Fluorescent Color
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3. Terminology
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1 The definitions in Terminology E284, Practices E991,
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
E2152, and E2153 are applicable to this practice.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4. Significance and Use
2. Referenced Documents
4.1 Several standards, including Practices E991, E1164, and
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
Test Methods E1331, E1348 and E1349, require either the
D2244 Practice for Calculation of Color Tolerances and
presence or absence of fluorescence exhibited by the specimen
Color Differences from Instrumentally Measured Color
for correct application. This practice provides spectrophoto-
Coordinates
metric procedures for identifying the presence of fluorescence
E284 Terminology of Appearance
in materials.
E308 Practice for Computing the Colors of Objects by
4.2 This practice is applicable to all object-color specimens,
Using the CIE System
whether opaque, translucent, or transparent, meeting the re-
E313 Practice for Calculating Yellowness and Whiteness
quirements for specimens in the appropriate standards listed in
Indices from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates
2.1. Translucent specimens should be measured by reflectance,
with a standard non-fluorescent backing material, usually but
not necessarily black, placed behind the specimen during
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E12 on Color and
measurement.
Appearance and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E12.05 on Fluores-
4.3 This practice requires the use of a spectrophotometer in
cence.
which the spectral distribution of the illumination on the
Current edition approved Jan. 10, 2003. Published March 2003. Originally
specimencanbealteredbytheuserinoneofseveralways.The
approved in 1988. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as E1247 – 92 (2000).
DOI: 10.1520/E1247-03.
modification of the illumination can either be by the insertion
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E1247–03
and detecting systems of the instrument or by scanning of both the second, the viewing monochromator, analyzes the radiation
the illuminating energy and detection output as in the two- leaving the specimen. A two-dimensional arr
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