Abstract:
On fait passer un faisceau de rayonnement (10) ayant traversé le mélange contenant le composant et dont la composition spectrale contient au moins une raie caractéristique du composant alternativement suivant deux voies dont l'une comporte une quantité déterminée du composant gazeux et dont l'autre sert de référence. La seconde voie parcourue par le faisceau de rayonnement se limite à un diaphragme (14) présentant une transmission des rayonnements sensiblement égale à celle de la première voie en l'absence dudit composant dans le mélange. On dirige le faisceau de sortie provenant des deux voies vers un détecteur de variation d'intensité du faisceau à travers un filtre (26) de sélection dudit rayonnement caractéristique.
Abstract:
In atomic absorption spectrophotometers a reference path may be provided for radiation which excludes the flame. This radiation provides a signal from a detector which varies only with the instrumental drift produced by variations in the radiation source brightness and by variations in detector gain. This signal can be used to compensate for drift in signals received via a sample path including the flame. Conventionally, a rapidly rotating chopper alternates the radiation between the two paths during the sample measurement time, reducing the average intensity of radiation available for measurement. With the present invention, radiation passes via the sample path 7 continuously during measurement, and only via the reference path 9, 23, 24, 25, 10 between sample measurements. Movable mirrors 9, 10 shift the radiation between the paths on commands applied externally 30. Conveniently the reference path measurement is made while the flame is stabilising during the change between samples. The reference path measurements are stored and used to correct for drift.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Zweistrahl-Wechsellicht-Kolorimeter, bei dem der von einer Beleuchtungsoptik (2) kommende Meßstrahl (8) mit Hilfe eines Steuerorgans und feststehender Spiegel (10, 14) im Wechsel auf eine erste Meßküvette (9) und darauffolgend durch eine zweite Meßküvette (15) auf ein gemeinsames Fotoelement (11) abgelenkt wird, welches mit einer Meß- und Auswerteschaltung (16) in Verbindung steht. Ein besonders einfacher und störunanfälliger Aufbau wird dadurch erreicht, daß das Steuerorgan ein in den Strahlengang des Meßstrahls (8) einschwenkbarer Spiegel (10) ist, der den von der Lichtquelle (3) erzeugten Meßstrahl um 90° ablenkt.
Abstract:
The present invention is drawn to a spectrophotometer using a pulsed xenon flashtube as a light source. The energy to be applied to the light source of the spectrophotometer is set within a range of 0.03 joules to 1.0 joule. Therefore, the intensity of light emitted from the light source is not too great, which allows the spectrophotometer to measure a spectral reflectance under the presence of natural light or equivalents thereof. Further, the charging period of time required for the spectrophotometer to provide a desired light emission intensity is short, so that the light source is capable of emitting many flashes of light per second, wherein the amount of data produced within a predetermined measuring period is increased. Thus, accurate data can be generated.
Abstract:
A method for the phase synchronization of equipment controlled by stepping drives, especially optical modulating systems for multiple-beam spectral photometers. Each time that the equipment is started up, a reference signal is made synchronous with a synchronizing signal which is derived from a sensor signal of the apparatus which is locked in phase with the intelligence signal. For a purely electrical correction the phasing between the intelligence signals and the synchronizing signal is set once. In the event of a phasing error between the synchronizing signal and the reference signal the reference signal is reset.
Abstract:
Device for synchronous modulation, synchronous light-path switch-over and control-signal derivation for step-drive controlled modulation and switch-over devices, especially for multibeam spectral analysis equipment and preferably for the infrared region of the spectrum, in which the radiation modulation is effected by a rotating light stop and the light path switch-over between a measuring beam and a reference beam is effected by pivoting mirrors. The device provides for the use of only a single photosensor. The synchronization between the stepping motor for moving the light stop and the stepping motors for moving the mirrors is effected via a counting logic and common clocking. Moreover, set pulses are generated to set the mirrors in defined positions, and control signals are generated for further processing.
Abstract:
An apparatus for intermitting beams of light for use in a gas analyzer in which a rotary shaft of a chopper is supported by first and second ball bearings. An outside ring of the first ball bearing is fixedly mounted on a bearing housing and either an inside ring or an outside ring of the second ball bearing is adapted to be movable in the thrust or axial direction relative to the rotary shaft, whereby the second ball bearing is movably energized in the thrust direction by an elastic member to eliminate shake of the rotary shaft due to play in the ball bearings and thus reduce modulation noise to improve measuring accuracy of the gas analyzer.
Abstract:
The object of this invention is a double multichromatic photometer including a single light-source and a single detector, particularly for the determination of chemical and clinical analyses, in which the photometer light comes from a single light-source which radiates along three distinct optical paths that converge onto a single detector; two of the optical paths are the first and the second measuring channels, which are alternatively excluded whereas the third optical path is for reference purposes. An optical collimation assembly and a measurement cuvette are inserted into each of the two measuring optical paths or channels. Within said three optical paths is inserted a rotating drum, said drum holds a number of interference filters, allowing the third reference optical path to pass freely, and inserts one filter at a time into one or the other of the two measuring optical paths. Moreover, a rotating shutter controlled by a motor is also provided for the reference optical path, said shutter coordinately rotates with the filter-bearing drum. An opto-electronic assembly, including printed circuit boards and optical couplers are provided for the selection of filters and the measuring channel.
Abstract:
In atomic absorption spectrophotometer, a reference path may be provided for radiation which excludes the flame. This radiation provides a signal from a detector which varies only with the instrumental drift produced by variations in the radiation source brightness and by variations in detector gain. The signal can be used to compensate for drift in other signals received through a sample path including the flame. In the present invention, radiation passes through the sample path continuously during measurement, and only through the reference path between sample measurements. Movable mirrors shift the radiation between the paths upon externally applied commands. Conveniently, the reference path measurement is made while the flame is stabilized during the change between samples. The reference path measurements are stored and used to correct for drift.