By Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC)
The Mastersizer 2000 uses the light diffraction technique to determine particle size distribution. The instrument consists of a small-volume liquid dispersion unit (Hydro 2000G) for the analysis of emulsions, dispersions, etc., and a solid dispersion unit (Scirocco) to analyze powder samples. It is equipped with a 470 nm blue light source and a 632.8 nm red light source. Mie or Fraunhofer analysis can be used to determine particle size.
