Abstract:
A spectral photometer including a filter wheel driven by a synchronous motor and an analysis circuit. Interference effects of the power line on the output of the photometer are cancelled by provision of a speed changer to achieve each revolution of the filter wheel in the time required for a set, odd number of power line half-cycles to the motor.
Abstract:
There is herein disclosed a laser detector and spectral analyzer comprising a plurality of photoelectric detector elements, at least, two of which are suitably masked and disposed behind a wedge type interference filter. An additional detector element is operated without any mask or filter. The detector output signals are electronically processed to provide a substantially instantaneous and independent indication of the mean spectral wavelength, spectral width, total power and pulse length of radiant energy incident upon the apparatus.
Abstract:
An apparatus for near infrared quantitative analysis with an infrared emitting diode (IRED) source utilizes narrow bandpass filters and silicon detectors to provide highly accurate and inexpensive measurement. A narrow bandpass filter in the light path of the IRED passes wavelengths outside the half power bandwidth points of the IRED. A silicon detector together with a sensitive amplifier is used to accurately measure linearly up to six decades of light sensitivity at desired wavelengths.
Abstract:
The present invention encompasses an internal reflectance spectrometer comprising:(a) a prism adaptable for optically coupling test sample to one surface thereof;(b) a means for irradiating the test sample with light of wave length absorbed by the test sample, said means directing light to enter the test sample from the prism surface having test sample thereon at an angle between the critical angle and about 35.degree. less than the critical angle, said light refracted in the test samples so that said light is internally reflected from the test sample remote from the prism surface; and(c) a means for detecting the internally reflected light.The instrument of the present invention is a full range absorbtion spectrometer.
Abstract:
Apparatus for determining the nitrogen oxide concentration in a gaseous mixture while minimizing measuring errors. The radiation from a hollow cathode lamp emitting the nitrogen oxide resonance radiation is modulated by a device for generating alternatively an unfiltered or test beam and a reference beam. The reference beam is filtered by a nitrogen oxide filled filter. An absorption cell is disposed in the path of the reference beam. Further, a monochromator or filter is provided and a detector for receiving the radiation from the monochromator filter. A signal processing unit is coupled to the detector for forming electric signals corresponding to the signal from the unfiltered and the reference beam and for forming the quotient thereof. A ray splitter is disposed in the path of the two beams to provide a different beam path and an additional radiation detector is disposed in the additional path. The signal processing unit has additional means for forming the quotient of the two signals generated by the additional detector and which have not passed the absorption cell. This will then provide an additional quotient of the two available quotients thus minimizing the normally occurring errors.
Abstract:
The apparatus comprises a massive body accurately maintained at 37.degree. and having a through horizontal bore in which are disposed in succession a bulb, a first concentrating lens, a test tube containing the sample, an interchangeable optical filter, a second concentrating lens and a photo-electric cell. The test tube is disposed in a blind vertical bore of the body and it contains a small stirrer bar resting on its bottom and made of a magnetic material. A permanent magnet, adapted to be operatively associated with the stirrer bar is rotated below the body, co-axially to the bar, by an electric motor at one of two accurately controlled speeds. The output of the cell is amplified and applied to one inlet of a differential amplifier the other inlet of which receives the output of a memory wherein the response of the cell has been registered at the beginning of a test. The outlet signal from the differential amplifier starts therefore from zero and may be applied to a usual graphically recording apparatus. For an aggregation test there is used a green filter and the motor is rotated at substantially 1100 rpm, while for a coagulation test the filter is violet and the motor rotates at 100 rpm.