Abstract:
A carbon isotope analyser for determining the proportion of the stable isotopes ?12C and 13¿C of CO¿2? in respiratory gas is useful in particular for practical routine operations in the clinical field, can be reliably operated, has a high measurement accuracy and an economic, compact design. It is characterised by a compact, modular construction, in which all modules, including a non-dispersive infrared spectrometer (1) with an integrated measurement module and its own microcontroller (9), a gas management system (2) with an integrated sample admission system (7) and sample control system (8), a digital I/O unit (3) and a bus interface (4) are arranged in a housing connected by a cable to an external PC unit (5). A special user software ensures a continuous, user-friendly communication with the carbon isotope analyser, as well as its maintenance and control.
Abstract:
Détecteurs à réservoir unicellulaire ou multicellulaire comportant des sources lumineuses distinctes et un ou plusieurs capteurs par unité cellulaire. Ces détecteurs posssèdent une configuration qui permet à un échantillon liquide, de vapeur ou gazeux d'entrer dans le corps de la cellule et d'avoir une action réciproque avec la solution de détection pour détecter et quantifier une substance donnée. L'échantillon entre dans le détecteur par l'ouverture située dans le corps de la cellule, ouverture qui peut être recouverte d'une membrane pour contenir le réactif de détection et pour trier préalablement les substances entrant dans la cellule. Les cellules à réservoir peuvent être utilisées avec des substances de détection organiques, inorganiques ou biochimiques. Un détecteur chimique à réservoir comporte un corps de détecteur contenant un canal de cellule à réservoir autour duquel la source lumineuse et le capteur sont positionnés à l'intérieur du corps de la cellule. Une cellule à réservoir modulaire remplaçable contenant une solution de détection s'adapte parfaitement au canal du corps du détecteur et peut en être retirée aisément. Différentes cellules à réservoir amovibles peuvent être facilement insérées dans le corps du détecteur puis retirées. On décrit une variété de détecteurs permettant de détecter, par exemple, l'alcool, des drogues, des haloïdes organiques, du cyanure et des ions inorganiques.
Abstract:
An efficient absorption spectroscopy system is provided. The spectroscopy system may be configured to measure solid, liquid or gaseous samples. Vacuum ultra-violet wavelengths may be utilized. Some of the disclosed techniques can be used for detecting the presence of trace concentrations of gaseous species. A preferable gas flow cell is disclosed. Some of the disclosed techniques may be used with a gas chromatography system so as to detect and identify species eluted from the column. Some of the disclosed techniques may be used in conjunction with an electrospray interface and a liquid chromatography system so as to detect and identify gas phase ions of macromolecules produced from solution. Some of the disclosed techniques may be used to characterize chemical reactions. Some of the disclosed techniques may be used in conjunction with an ultra short-path length sample cell to measure liquids.
Abstract:
The present invention provides novel microfluidic substrates and methods that are useful for performing biological, chemical and diagnostic assays. The substrates can include a plurality of electrically addressable, channel bearing fluidic modules integrally arranged such that a continuous channel is provided for flow of immiscible fluids.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device and to a method for continuously measuring the hydrogen sulfide concentration of an off-gas by means of a detachable device suitable for being temporarily connected to equipment producing said off-gas, the method comprising a step of measuring the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by the off-gas. Said device and said method can be used in particular to measure the hydrogen sulfide concentration in an off-gas produced during a step of sulfiding a hydroprocessing catalyst.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the identifying of not easily volatilized substances, in particular hazardous materials, in a gas phase. A measurement cell (2) and a gas supply device (14) connected to the measurement cell (2) are heated and a plasmonic surface (1) arranged in the measurement cell (2) is temperature-controlled such that the plasmonic surface (1) has a lower temperature than the measurement cell (2) and the gas supply device (14). The gas phase is guided through the gas supply device (14) into the measurement cell (2) in such a manner that the gas phase reaches the temperature-controlled plasmonic surface (1). Substances adsorbed from the gas phase on the plasmonic surface (1) are analyzed by an optical process. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy or surface-enhanced infrared spectroscopy can be used as the optical process. Selectivity can be increased by combining both methods. Selectivity can be additionally increased by using a gas detector, preferably an ion-mobility spectrometer, along with one or both optical processes, and thus the false alarm rate reduced without loss of time.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device (122) having an arrangement of optical elements, comprising excitation light sources (101, 115) for producing individual light beams (102, 116) having different wavelengths for exciting a sample in such a way that light scattered back by the sample as a result of the excitation is made available to a Raman spectroscopic analysis. The device (122) comprises deflecting devices (103, 117) associated with the individual light beams (102, 116) for deflecting the individual light beams (102, 116) onto a common light path, wherein the common light path comprises a common optical system (109) for focusing the light beams (102, 116).
Abstract:
The present invention provides novel microfluidic substrates and methods that are useful for performing biological, chemical and diagnostic assays. The substrates can include a plurality of electrically addressable, channel bearing fluidic modules integrally arranged such that a continuous channel is provided for flow of immiscible fluids.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a fluorescence meter for analyzing a sample (3), comprising a main beam path (5) and at least one optical module. The inventive fluorescence meter is embodied so as to provide at least one electromagnetic beam (27) for exciting the sample and receive at least one electromagnetic beam (29, 31) emitted by the sample, at least some sections of at least two of said electromagnetic beams being located on one plane while extending along the main beam path.