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How does the BrillianceScope work? |
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How do I use the BrillianceScope?
Both consumers and jewelers can benefit from verifying the quality of a cut with the BrillianceScope™. The consumer can see the light performance in-store through the Viewer, and then read objective results with the Analyzer. To produce a report the jeweler begins the process by placing the diamond into the center of the BrillianceScope™ Analyzer's diamond chamber where the measurements are taken in a controlled lighting environment.
What happens to a diamond in the analyzer?
The diamond is placed faced down on a glass template that exposes it to a constant incoming light source. Then it is centered in the exact middle of this glass template. When the reading is about to take place the diamond is totally enclosed by a dome-shaped cover that prevents any lost of emitted light. This allows the emitted light to hit the diamond in all directions (front, back, sides) for the recording. The BrillianceScope then begins moving the constant light source towards the diamond. The basic concept is that moving the light source around the diamond while it is at rest in the machine, produces the same effect as in the real world where the diamond is moving through a constant light source such as sunlight or a lamp. At 6 different distances from the constant light source, the image of the diamond is captured, recorded, and compared. This data is then processed using proprietary, advanced, digital imaging analysis technology. The controlled environment of the BrillianceScope ensures that these are accurate readings of light performance.
How does it measure light?
The BrillianceScope measures the light performance using a spectrophotometer, the same technology used in every high-tech industry (medicine, astronomy, optics, etc.) The BrillianceScope ranks the quality of the light performance by the number of intense pinpoint bursts of light found on the images. Higher amounts of light burst zones result in higher ratings, in much the same way that a human eye rates the brilliance of an object.
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