Abstract:
A small-size reliable gas sensor that can reduce a measurement error can be provided. The gas sensor includes: a first light source (20) ; a first sensor unit (31) and a second sensor unit (32) disposed to receive light output from the first light source (20) ; a first substrate (41) having a first principal surface (411) on which the first light source (20) and the first sensor unit (31) are provided; and a second substrate (42) having a first principal surface (422) on which the second sensor unit (32) is provided. The first sensor unit (31) is disposed at a location where light output from the first light source (20) and reflected on the second principal surface (412) strikes the first principal surface (422) of the first substrate (41).
Abstract:
Provided is a cleanable conductivity sensor and related methods having a distal sensing end in which active sensing elements are positioned and an outer fin specially configured to minimize unwanted interference without impacting the ability for automated cleaning of the distal sensing end. A rotatable wiper or brush may be periodically rotated over the distal sensing end, thereby removing unwanted biological build-up and avoiding fouling, thereby increasing the sensor deployment time without active intervention and maintenance.
Abstract:
An automatic analyzing apparatus 10 includes a chip rack 11 that stores a pipette chip, a pipette 12 into which a specimen is injected, a conveyance unit that conveys the pipette 12 by parallel translation, a reagent rack 14, a reaction unit 15, a detection unit 16, and a detection block unit 17. The pipette chip stored by the chip rack 11 has a planar structure to directly and optically detect the specimen. The chip rack 11 includes, in a hole that receives the pipette chip, a guide corresponding to the structure of the pipette chip. The pipette 12 sucks or discharges the specimen via the pipette chip mounted onto the tip thereof by a drive of a pump. In the detection unit 16, a measurement is carried out with the pipette chip arranged so that the plane that receives light is vertical to an optical axis.
Abstract:
Systems, apparatus and methods determine the presence of a volatile substance in expired breath. Alcohol concentrations can be determined from expired breath through the use of electromagnetic detection. The systems, apparatus and methods allow measurements of volatile substances to be done accurately and quickly over a wide range of temperatures, and are easily incorporated into vehicles.
Abstract:
A gas concentration measurement device (100) includes a light source (20) that emits infrared light, a detector (60) that detects the infrared light through a band pass filter (41), and a waveguide member (90) including a wave-guiding portion (93) having a tubular inner peripheral surface, an entrance portion (91) that is formed at one side of the wave-guiding portion (93) and through which the infrared light from the light source (20) is introduced, and an exit portion (92) that is formed at the other side of the wave-guiding portion (93) and guides the infrared light that has passed through the wave-guiding portion (93) toward the detector (60). A portion or entirety of the inner peripheral surface of the wave-guiding portion (93) includes a tapered region having a cross section that decreases along a direction from the entrance portion (91) to the exit portion (92). The waveguide member (90) reflects the infrared light that has entered the wave-guiding portion (93) through the entrance portion (91) in the tapered region, so that energy of the infrared light that is obliquely incident on the band pass filter (41) is reduced.
Abstract:
Optical detection systems configured to collect and detect light emitted by a sample are provided. Aspects of the systems include a core region selective side scatter (SSC) collection module configured to allow for the selective detection SSC wavelength light from a core region of collected light. Also provided are methods of using the systems.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an absorption spectrometer which measures the concentration of a gas component in a measured gas and in the process operates according to a wavelength modulation spectroscopy method. The wavelength of the light of a wavelength-tunable light source is periodically varied over a gas component absorption line of interest according to a specified time function (11) and simultaneously sinusoidally modulated with a high frequency f and a low amplitude. The measurement signal of a detector, which detects the intensity of the light after passing through the measured gas, is demodulated in a phase-sensitive manner at the frequency f and/or one of the harmonics nf of the frequency and subsequently further analyzed. In order to carry out the demodulation of the measurement signal in a phase-synchronous manner relative to the modulation of the generated light, the modulation is started in each period or in each n-th period with the frequency f in a time interval (19) before the beginning of the time function (11) and is carried out with a higher amplitude than during the time function (11). The means provided for the phase-sensitive demodulation are synchronized during the time interval (19) using the frequency f contained in the measurement signal (20). Thus, a cable for transmitting synchronization signals is no longer necessary.