Abstract:
Fourier spectroscopy is used in the measurement of circular dichroism, the method involving the use of an interference polarization modulator which is characterized by production of negligible amplitude modulation in the absence of dichroism in the optical train that follows the modulator and in the detector. Either linear or circular dichroism in that region of the instrument will convert the polarization modulation into amplitude modulation. The polarization modulation is characterized by a different frequency for each wavelength of the radiation, thus the signals caused by the interaction of the radiation with dichroic sample may all be recorded simultaneously and may subsequently be ''''unscrambled'''' to derive the inverse Fourier transform of the ensemble of frequencies constituting the complete signal, and thus obtaining a transmission spectrum corresponding to the dichroism. The transmission spectrum in turn, in the case of the circular dichroism, may be converted into dichroism by dividing by the ordinary transmission spectrum (corresponding to ordinary absorption) which may be derived by ordinary Fourier spectroscopy.
Abstract:
A concentration difference cell adapted for use with spectrophotometer apparatus producing a light beam, the cell comprises: A. FIRST AND SECOND CHAMBERS INCLUDING WINDOWS LOCATED TO PASS THE BEAM TRANSMITTED SUCCESSIVELY THROUGH THE CHAMBERS, B. SAID CHAMBERS HAVING ASSOCIATED BEAM PATH DIMENSIONS, THE BEAM PATH DIMENSION OF THE FIRST CHAMBER BEING ADAPTED TO INCREASE WHILE THE BEAM PATH DIMENSION OF THE SECOND CHAMBER DECREASES AND IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF AT LEAST ONE WINDOW, WHEREBY THE VOLUME OF THE FIRST CHAMBER REMAINS PROPORTIONAL TO THE INCREASE IN THE BEAM PATH DIMENSION OF THE FIRST CHAMBER, AND THE SUM OF THE BEAM PATH DIMENSIONS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND CHAMBERS REMAINS CONSTANT, C. THE CHAMBERS ARRANGED IN SUCH RELATION THAT A PREDETERMINED QUANTITY OF A FIRST LIQUID IN THE FIRST CHAMBER MAY BE DILUTED BY INTRODUCTION INTO THE FIRST CHAMBER OF A QUANTITY OF AUXILIARY LIQUID ACCOMPANIED BY MOVEMENT OF SAID ONE WINDOW TOWARD THE SECOND CHAMBER CONTAINING SECOND LIQUID, THE REFRACTIVE INDEX OF THE LIQUID IN THE FIRST CHAMBER BEING KEPT SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE REFRACTIVE INDEX OF THE SECOND LIQUID SO LONG AS SAID BEAM PATH DIMENSION OF THE FIRST CHAMBER IS AN APPRECIABLE PART OF SAID SUM.
Abstract:
Apparatus for passing light repeatedly through a sample in a sample space comprises two longitudinally separated reflectors one of which is concave and the other of which is planar, the reflectors located to repeatedly reflect a light beam therebetween for passage repeatedly through the sample space.
Abstract:
The method of making a glass electrode more sensitive to K than to Na in electrolytic solution includes the steps of forming a glass melt to have an initial composition of K2O, A12O3 and SiO2 where the mol percents of K2O and Al2O3 are chosen to optimize sensitivity ratio (K sensitivity to Na sensitivity) with low electrode output drift; digesting the melt for an extended period to substantially reduce the electrode output drift rate; and forming the electrode from the digest melt.
Abstract:
THIS IS AN IMPROVED ASYMMETRIC MONOCHROMATOR SYSTEM, FEATURING COMA CANCELLATION, EXCEPTIONAL IMAGE QUALITY, AND INVARIANCE WITH WAVELENGTH OF SLIT-IMAGE CURVATURE. FIRST AND SECOND PARABOLOIDAL MIRRORS HAVING NONCOINCIDENT AXES ARE UTILIZED, THE REFLECTIONS OF THE BEAM AT THE FIRST AND SECOND MIRRORS ARE MUTUALLY ASYMMETRIC.
Abstract:
Selected apertures or slits of a set or array are located at the intermediate slit position of an asymmetrical zero dispersion monochromator for use in correlation spectroscopy.
Abstract:
Dichroism measurement apparatus includes interferometer means for processing linearly polarized source radiation to provide a beam characterized, for each wavelength, by ellipticity that alternates between left and right circular polarization and between which the beam polarization becomes linear in one direction as the ellipticity alternates from left to right circular polarization, and linear in the orthogonal direction as the ellipticity alternates from right to left circular polarization, the characteristic frequency Nu a of such alternation varying as a function of the wavelength. The interferometer means comprises relatively fixed and movable prisms, both having axes at 45* to the linear polarization direction, and actuating means for effecting such relative movement of said prisms to control the frequencies Nu a.
Abstract:
The disclosure concerns the provision of means for reducing problems associated with lamp intensity fluctuation and random noise in circular-dichroism measurement instrumentation.