Agilent Technologies 8453 Operator's Manual page 196

Table 46
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
General Troubleshooting Hints
Excessive Stray Light or Nonlinearity
Causes and solutions for excessive stray light or nonlinearity are shown in
Table 46.
Excessive Stray Light or Nonlinearity
Possible Causes
Non-blackened apertured cells (so called
flourescence cells or plastic cells)
Weak intensity in the UV region of the
spectrum.
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Action
Use only cells with blackened walls.
Check Deuterium lamp intensity.