Intercomparisons VioSpor^® versus Spectroradiometers

The high quality of the VioSpor^® UV-dosimetry system has been demonstrated by several blind test intercomparisons on national and international levels [see literature]. The standard deviation of ± 10% (MED determined with VioSpor^® and spectroradiometer) to the spectroradiometer values underlines that VioSpor^® is a highly precise broadband dosimeter useable for applications where a high measurement quality is demanded. Important references of the UV-measurement system VioSpor^® (national and international measurent intercomparisons and measurement accuracy):

• Photochem. Photobiol.B:Biology, Quintern et al (1997), 37, 158-166: Description of the system (detector plus filter) and testing of various radiation sources (TL 12, TL 01, TL 09, TL 08), preliminary in-vivo-comparisons

• Appl. Microbiol.Biotechnol, Furusawa et al (1998), 50, 597 - 603:


Validation of the system at sun light and monochromatic radiation (blind-tests, linearity, absolute accuracy at high and low radiation angles of the sun, VioSpor^®- accuracy appr. +/-12%! Testing (blind test) of the VioSpor^® - response at 303, 312 und 365(!) nm)

• Intercomparision of various systems in an national intercomparison (double monochromators) 1997 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany), Poster together with Seckmeyer et al. on the ECUV-meeting 1998 in Helsinki (blind-tests). VioSpor^®- accuracy: appr. +/-10%!

• Intercomparison of the system at European level (1998):


Publication planned (blind-tests). VioSpor^® - accuracy: appr. +/- 7 %!

• In addition VioSpor^® was used in 1998 in comparision to a RB-meter of the WMO and to other fresch calibrated RB-meters (of our costumers) blind-tests. VioSpor^® - accuracy appr. +/- 10 bis 15 %!

• Additionally we have done a lot of in-vivo-comparisons with various UV-radiation sources.

 
For understanding of the measurement accuracy:

The report The 1997 Status of Solar UV Spectroradiometry in Germany: Results from the National Intercomparison of UV spectroradiometers (Band 55-1998, Seite 5) in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) describes as measurement uncertainties for the best German spectroradiometers a values +/-15%!