AIC Colour 05 1 Reflectance changes in white reflectance standards measured in different instruments with 0/d geometry Joaquín Campos, Alicia Pons and Jorge Martín Instituto de Física Aplicada. CSIC. Spain

AIC Colour 05 2 Outline Introduction Instruments used Measurements Results Summary

AIC Colour 05 3 Introduction Spectrophotometric errors in measurement of reflectance 0/d widely studied. Calibration standard (white standard) is assumed to be constant. 0/d reflectance measurement are done with an integrating sphere. Sphere error corrections Procedure developed at NPL: correction factors for the correct inclusion and exclusion of the specular component of reflectance.

AIC Colour 05 4 Specular beam exclusion error (gloss trap error) A gloss trap which does not completely eliminate light specularly reflected can lead to an error that depends on the specific instrument. Measuring the reflectance of a mirror in the specular excluded geometry  m reading with the mirror  t reading with the standard M mirror’s reflectance R t standard’s reflectance

AIC Colour 05 5 Specular beam weighting error In many integrating spheres, light specularly reflected may not be evaluated with the same efficiency as light diffusely reflected. An error will be present in total reflectance measurements. Measuring the reflectance of a mirror in the specular included geometry  m reading with the mirror  t reading with the standard M mirror’s reflectance R t standard’s reflectance

AIC Colour 05 6 To test the goodness of this procedure by measuring the reflectance of several types of white reflectance standards in different high quality spectrophotometers and compare the values obtained for every standard with every instrument, once the corrections have been applied.

AIC Colour 05 7 Measurements Samples –Glossy white ceramic tiles –Matt white ceramic tiles –Spectralon type white standards –BCR matt white standards –BCR glossy white standards

AIC Colour 05 8 Measurements Spectrophotometers PE Lambda 900 –Internal diameter: 150 mm –Paint covering: Spectralon –Incidence angle: 7º for exclusion and inclusion PE Lambda 9 –Internal diameter: 60 mm –Paint covering: Spectralon –Incidence angle: 7º for exclusion and inclusion Cary 17 –Internal diameter: 60 mm –Paint covering: barium sulphate –Incidence angle: 0º when excluding and 7,5º when including

AIC Colour 05 9 Specular beam exclusion error

AIC Colour Specular beam weighting error

AIC Colour Measurements Reflectance of every sample was measured (including and excluding the specular component) in the three instruments taking one of the matt standards as a reference, the same for all instruments

AIC Colour Measurements Corrected reflectance:  s instrument’s reading when sample is measured  t instrument’s reading when reference is measured R t reference standard’s reflectance (in practice not used) K i correction coefficient for exclusion (i=2) or inclusion (i=3) of specular component  and  coefficients related to sample and standard, 1 for glossy specimens and zero for matt ones.

AIC Colour Differences < uncertainties Procedure correct specular beam weighting error Specular included geometry

AIC Colour Differences > uncertainties (shorter wavelengths) Angles of incidence and sphere diameters Different, function of, angular distribution of reflectance Specular excluded geometry

AIC Colour Summary In specular included geometry, the adopted procedure allows to correct for the possible specular beam weighting error. In specular excluded geometry, significant differences can be observed not only for different angles of incidence, but also for different spehere diameters. In the example glossy to matt, the differences seem to indicate that the adopted procedure does not correct adequately for the possible specular beam exclusion error; but this assumption cannot be used to explain the differences in the matt to matt example. A more exhaustive research is necessary. BRDF.