Method and apparatus for comparing the transmittance of a sample and a standard
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    Method and apparatus for comparing the transmittance of a sample and a standard 失效
    用于比较样品和标准品的发送的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US3552863A

    公开(公告)日:1971-01-05

    申请号:US3552863D

    申请日:1967-07-28

    Inventor: SMITH DOUGLAS H

    CPC classification number: G01J1/1626

    Abstract: A TRANSMITTANCE TO FREQUENCY CONVERTER WHERE A COMMON LIGHT SOURCE ILLUMINATES A SAMPLE CUVETTE AND A REFERENCE CUVETTE. THE TRANSMITTED LIGHT IS INDIVIDUALLY MEASURED BY TWO PHOTOTUBES. THE TIME AVERAGE OUTPUT CURRENTS OF THE TWO PHOTOTUBES ARE OF OPPOSITE POLARITIES AND ARE COMBINED IN AN INTEGRATING CAPACITOR COUPLED TO A COMPARATOR. THE COMPARATOR IS PART OF FEEDBACK CONTROL LOOP WHICH PROVIDES FOR CONTROL OF THE TIME AVERAGE OF THE REFERENCE CURRENT TO MAKE IT EQUAL TO THE AVERAGE SAMPLE CURRENT. A TRANSISTOR SWITCH CONTROLS THE "ON" TIME OF THE REFERENCE PHOTOTUBE TO THEREBY CONTROL OF THE TIME AVERAGE OF THE REFEENCE CURRENT. THE DUTY CYCLE

    OF THE SWITCH IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE TRANSMITTANCE OF THE SAMPLE.

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