Abstract:
The invention provides systems and methods for detecting aerosols. The systems and methods can be used to detect harmful aerosols, such as, bio-aerosols.
Abstract:
Multiple wavelength spectrometers can be tuned to particular wavelengths. A dual wavelength spectrometer can include a spectrometer configured to detect at least some wavelengths that fall within the ultraviolet (UV) spectrum and a spectrometer configured to detect at least some wavelengths that fall within the visible spectrum. In some embodiments, a UV light spectrometer and a visible light spectrometer are disposed adjacent one another on a single substrate. A dual wavelength spectrometer can be used for analyzing bioaerosols, as well as for numerous other applications.
Abstract:
A spectrally tunable optical detector and methods of manufacture therefore are provided. In one illustrative embodiment, the tunable optical detector includes a tunable bandpass filter, a detector and readout electronics, each supported by a different substrate. The substrates are secured relative to one another to form the spectrally tunable optical detector.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a semiconductor processing system that employs infrared-based thermopile detector for process control, by analyzing a material of interest, based on absorption of infrared light at a characteristic wavelength by such material. Specifically, an infrared light beam is transmitted through a linear transmission path from an infrared light source through a sampling region containing material of interest into the thermopile detector. The linear transmission path reduces the risk of signal loss during transmission of the infrared light. The transmission path of the infrared light may comprise a highly smooth and reflective inner surface for minimizing such signal loss during transmission.
Abstract:
A spectral reflectance sensor including: a light source for emitting a modulated beam of red light; a light source for emitting a modulated beam of near infrared light; a receiver for receiving reflected light produced by either the red source or the near infrared source; a receiver for receiving incident light from either the red source or the infrared source; a signal conditioner responsive to the modulation such that the signals produced by the receivers in response to reflected and incident light from the source can be discriminated from signals produced by ambient light; and a microprocessor having an input such that the microprocessor can determine the intensities of incident red light, reflected red light; incident near infrared light; and reflected near infrared light. From these intensities, and by knowing the growing days since emergence or planting, the sensor can calculate the mid-growing season nitrogen fertilizer requirements of a plant.
Abstract:
A two color radiation detector. A dispersive lens with a spectrally selective central obscuration focuses a first radiation band on a central location on focal plane array. The dispersive lens also focuses an annulus of out of focus radiation of a second radiation band concentric with the central location on the focal plane array. For point target detection the dispersive lens transmits plume band and guard band radiation to the staring focal plane array sensor. The staring focal plane array is located at the focal point of the plume band radiation. A spatial filter detects target signatures using information from the plume band and guard band radiation.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for monitoring and control of smeltmetallurgical processes, endothermic as well as exothermic ones, preferably pyrometallurgical processes, by means of optical spectrometry, whereby one first determines for each endothermic and exothermic smeltmetallurgical process and/or process step characteristic emissions or absorptions and identifies the atomic or molecular origin of the emissions/absorptions, that one during a running process records changes in the characteristic emissions/absorptions and relates these changes to the condition of the process and with reference hereto controls the process.
Abstract:
Color former is added to blood serum sample color it, and measurements for specific components are determined based on the light absorbance caused by coloring. For one sample, a differential light absorbance between two wavelengths at each of long wavelength region, middle wavelength region and short wavelength region within a visible wavelength band is determined. The degree of chyle is determined from the measurements for the long wavelength region, the degree of hemolysis is determined from the measurements for the middle wavelength region, and the degree of icterus is determined from the measurements for the short wavelength region. The measurements for the specific components are then corrected by the degree of chyle, degree of hemolysis and degree of icterus to obtain highly correct measurements.
Abstract:
A plurality of test tubes containing specimens are passed successively through a predetermined position. Two monochromatic beams are transmitted alternately along a single path through said predetermined position and through each of the test tubes passing through said predetermined position. The characteristics of the two beams are such that one of them is capable of being absorbed by the specimen and the other substantially incapable of being absorbed. Thus it is possible to obtain an electric signal representing the ratio or difference between electric signals corresponding to said two monochromatic beams.
Abstract:
A beam of light passes through a sample and the transmitted light beam is detected by a detector. The light beam to be detected by the detector is a monochromatic light beam obtained by a dispersing means and the wavelength of the monochromatic light beam is continuously varied by a wavelength scanner. A transparent plate is obliquely positioned in the path of the monochromatic light beam so that the detector delivers an electrical signal representative of the absorption when the transparent plate lies in the path of the light beam and another electrical signal representative of the absorption when the transparent plate does not lie in the path of the light beam. A ratio detector or a difference detector compares these electrical signals with each other or subtracts one of these electrical signals from the other thereby obtaining a differential spectrum.