Abstract:
A method for detecting fluorescence from a liquid sample housed in a transparent or translucent sample container includes providing a sample container in a sample holder, which is opaque except for a sample container introduction opening and incoming and outgoing openings for excitation light; layering a liquid sample and a shielding liquid unmixable therewith to prevent external light from entering through the sample container introduction opening; introducing excitation light from such a direction that the excitation light can irradiate the liquid sample before irradiating the shielding liquid; and detecting fluorescence, which emits in a direction of avoiding absorption by the shielding liquid.
Abstract:
Radiant energy is transmitted to a probe element including an interior conical reflecting surface and a fluid sample chamber. Portions of the light which have been transmitted, partially attenuated, or scattered by a fluid sample in the sample chamber are directed by at least a portion of the interior conical reflecting surface to means for collecting the transmitted, partially attenuated, or scattered light. A stilling valve incorporated into the probe element enables elimination of entrained gas bubbles from the chamber. A specific application of the probe is disclosed in which a titration analyzer is combined with electro-optic signal conversion and processing circuits and a probe according to the invention to provide titration colorimetric endpoint determination in measuring the free fatty acid content of a fluid such as a edible oil or fat.
Abstract:
A flux containment device entraps an unneeded portion of the radiated ene emitted by a reference source lamp so that a determinable amount of radiation is projected to electro-optical sensors for calibration purposes. A double-walled, concentric can-shaped enclosure, provided with a nonreflective coating on its inside surfaces, has an aligned calibration optical axis aperture for projecting the determinable amount of radiation and a diametrically opposed light trap opening to accommodate a light trap that eliminates unwanted reflections. The double walls are held apart by nonconductive spacers to avoid unwanted heat transfer. A fan forces cooling air through an appropriately located vent hole in the can-shaped enclosure to avoid direct impingement on the lamp. One end of the can-shaped enclosure is provided with a disc-shaped baffle having appropriate spacing and openings to permit the flow of cooling air from the fan and the opposite end is appropriately shaped to accommodate a mounting surface, such as, for example, a lathe bed bench structure.
Abstract:
An apparatus for detecting foreign matter present on a planar substrate comprises apparatus for scanning the surface of the substrate with an oblique incident light beam, apparatus for photo-electrically detecting the scattered light generator in the trajectory of the light beam scanning on the substrate, and apparatus for eliminating stray light unnecessary for the foreign matter detection.
Abstract:
A distance compensated reflectance sensor is presented having a hand held sensing unit for sensing reflectance from surfaces to be measured and generating a signal thereof to be delivered to a main unit where the signal is compared with preset standards or limits for generation of a warning signal if the measured reflectance departs from desired values. The hand held sensor element has a light source, a detector element, and a baffle structure. The baffle provides a partial overlap of the illuminated field and the viewing field, to provide for automatic compensation in the event of the deviation in distance between the surface being examined and the detector element. The source, the detector, and the baffle are arranged so that all direct and directly reflected light are blocked from the detector, i.e., the detector sees only scattered light.