DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS FROM DIFFERENT SURFACES

Relative diffuse reflection measurements from the original and ground surfaces using a He-Ne laser are reported. The intensity measurements for the metallic, transparent dielectric, matte plastic surfaces and colored papers are presented. Our results indicate that among metallic surfaces tested, aluminum has the highest diffuse reflectance; while the original stainless steel surface shows the lowest. The primary result is that for the ground metallic surfaces, there seems to be an optimum condition and roughness that result in the maximum diffuse reflection. For the color matte plastics, the yellow color has the highest diffuse reflectance and the black one shows the lowest. For the colored papers the yellow paint shows a maximum diffuse reflectance; whereas the gray one has the lowest diffuse reflectance. Our results agree with the theoretical predictions and also with the other experimental results.