Abstract:
A fluorophotometer for use in automatic equipment of chemical analysis is disclosed which includes a shutter (45) provided in an optical system (17 to 22, 25) on the exciting light side for blocking the optical path of exciting light, a shutter driving device (44) for driving the shutter so that the shutter is kept at a state that the optical path of exciting light is blocked and then kept a state that the optical path of exciting light is made open, each time a train of reaction vessels is intermittently moved, and a processor (43) for storing a first output signal which is delivered from a photodetector (30) for the detection of fluorescence in a period when the optical path of exciting light is blocked, and for correcting a second output signal which is delivered from the photodetector in a period when the optical path of exciting light is made open, by the first output signal. Further, a method of measuring the intensity of fluorescence in the automatic equipment of chemical analysis is disclosed.
Abstract:
A fluorophotometer for use in automatic equipment of chemical analysis is disclosed which includes a shutter (45) provided in an optical system (17 to 22, 25) on the exciting light side for blocking the optical path of exciting light, a shutter driving device (44) for driving the shutter so that the shutter is kept at a state that the optical path of exciting light is blocked and then kept a state that the optical path of exciting light is made open, each time a train of reaction vessels is intermittently moved, and a processor (43) for storing a first output signal which is delivered from a photodetector (30) for the detection of fluorescence in a period when the optical path of exciting light is blocked, and for correcting a second output signal which is delivered from the photodetector in a period when the optical path of exciting light is made open, by the first output signal. Further, a method of measuring the intensity of fluorescence in the automatic equipment of chemical analysis is disclosed.
Abstract:
Methods and systems for measurement time distribution (1276, 1277, 1278) for referencing schemes are disclosed. The disclosed methods and systems are capable of dynamically changing the measurement time distribution based on the sample signal, reference signal, noise levels, and SNR. The methods and systems are configured with a plurality of measurement states, including a sample measurement state (1282), reference measurement state (1284), and dark measurement state (1286). In some examples, the measurement time distribution scheme can be based on the operating wavelength, the measurement location at the sampling interface, and/or targeted SNR. Examples of the disclosure further include systems and methods for measuring the different measurement states concurrently. Moreover, the systems and methods can include a high-frequency detector to eliminate or reduce decorrelated noise fluctuations that can lower the SNR.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system (100) and method to extract phase shift of fluorescence signal. The system (100) comprises of a Frequency Generation Unit or FGU (10), a light-emitting diode or LED (20), a sensor element (30), a phase shifter (40), a photo detector (50), a radio frequency (RF) switch (60), a low pass filter (LPF) (70), a trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) (80), and a digital processor (not shown). The photo detector (50) is configured to convert a fluorescence signal from the sensor element (30) into an electrical current signal and also, to multiply the fluorescence signal with either the quadrature signal or the known in-phase signal as selected by the RF switch (60).
Abstract:
A device implements a method for detecting contamination of an FTIR-based panel. The apparatus generates projection signals representing detection lines that have propagated on a plurality of propagation paths by total internal reflection (TIR) inside a transmissive panel such that contamination on the panel surface causes attenuation (frustration) of at least one of the projection signals. The device generates a transmission value for each detection line in the transmissive panel, and determines the presence of contamination on the surface of the panel by comparing the transmission values ac- cording to at least one of the presented comparison techniques.
Abstract:
The invention is related to a method for the quantitative optical measurement of a char¬ acteristic property of at least one analyte in at least one laboratory sample, in particular for the fluorescence measurement of at least one biochemical or biological sample, the method using a laboratory apparatus, which has at least one light source and at least one detector device, the apparatus utilizing at least sensitivity parameter S, which controls the capability of the laboratory apparatus to detect a signal by means of the at lest one detector device, the method using source light for causing the at least one sample to emit a sample light, and the at least one detector device for detecting sample light and utilizing the at least one sensitivity parameter S to detect the corresponding at least one intensity I of the sample light, the method comprising the steps:- determining at least one reference point (S_ref; I ref); - using at least one first sensitivity parameter S_m1, which is not the same as S_ref, for measuring at least one first intensity I_m1 of sample light as-signed to a first analyte; -determining a quantity Q1, which is a measure for the slope of a line, which is determined by utilizing the at least one reference point (S_ref; l_ref) and the at least one measurement point (S_m1; I_m1 ); using the quantity Q1 for calculating a first analyte value C_m1, which is dependent on Q1 and which is characteristic for a property of the first analyte, in particular for a concentration of the first analyte in the at least one sample, in particular according to the formula Q1 = (I_m1 - l_ref) / (S_m1 - S_ref). The method, further, is related to a laboratory apparatus, which is configured to apply the method according to the invention.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and a microelectronic sensor device for making optical examinations in an investigation region (3). An input light beam (L1) is emitted by a light source (20) into said investigation region (3), and an output light beam (L2) coming from the investigation region (3) is detected by a light detector (30) providing a measurement signal (X). An evaluation unit (40) provides a result signal (R) based on a characteristic parameter (e.g. the intensity) of the input light beam (L1) and the output light beam (L2). Preferably, the input light beam (L1) is modulated with a given frequency (ω) and monitored with a sensor unit (22) that provides a monitoring signal (M). The monitoring signal (M) and the measurement signal (X) can then be demodulated with respect to the monitoring signal, and their ratio can be determined. This allows to obtain a result signal (R) that is largely independent of environmental influences and variations in the light source.
Abstract:
본 발명은 약제의 캡슐 충전을 모니터링하는 방법, 상응하는 충전 방법, 관련된 장치 및 방법과 장치를 제어하는 컴퓨터 프로그램에 관한 것이다. 모니터링 방법에서, 적어도 캡슐 부분을 약제의 소정의 폐쇄 윤곽의 소정의 충전 매스로 충전한 다음, 제1 단계로 충전 작업 후 적어도 캡슐 부분의 충전 매스를 디지털 영상을 사용하여 기록하고, 제2 단계로 디지털 영상 기록으로부터 캡슐 부분의 충전 매스의 윤곽을 측정하고, 제3 단계로 충전 작업을 평가하기 위하여 소정의 윤곽과 비교하여 윤곽을 분석한다. 본 발명은 광학적 시스템을 제어함으로써 보완되는 영상 특성에 대한 외부 영향을 제공한다.