Abstract:
L'invention concerne un procédé d'identification d'un matériau dans une scène, comprenant les étapes suivantes : éclairer la scène (1); réaliser au moins deux mesures simultanées de l'amplitude lumineuse de la scène pour des états de polarisation distincts de la lumière à l'aide d'au moins deux dispositifs de mesure positionnés selon des directions inclinées au-dessus de la normale de la scène; et en déduire une identification du matériau.
Abstract:
The subject matter disclosed herein pertains to a method for screening drugs using second-harmonic generation microscopy. The tissue is scanned with a pulsed laser light which has an excitation wavelength. At least some of microtubules within the tissue produce generated light with a second-harmonic wavelength that is half the excitation wavelength. A microtubule pattern within the tissue is determined based on an analysis of the generated second-harmonic wavelength.
Abstract:
A device for the real-time analysis of airborne chemical, biological and explosive substances has at least a gas analysis sensor (4), a fluorescence/luminescence sensor (1) and a sensor (2) for determining the particle size and number of particles. Each of, the sensors is connected with to a multireflection cell (5) (multipass laser cell) as an open measurement path. In addition, and the device also includes an evaluation unit for the real-time analysis of chemical, biological and explosive substances.
Abstract:
Meat quality sensing apparatus comprises a probe (2) for insertion into a meat carcass. The probe contains more than one meat characteristic sensor (15, 17, 18, 19). A distance measurement device (13) is provided for measuring the depth of insertion of the probe into the carcass.
Abstract:
An apparatus includes a reactive species source, a spectral measurement volume, a light source to emit a light beam into the spectral measurement volume, a spectrometer to receive the light beam from the spectral measurement volume. The apparatus includes an a controller configured to, when a reactive species is present in the spectral measurement volume, control the light source to emit the light beam into the spectral measurement volume and the spectrometer to determine an environment spectrum using the light beam, and when the reactive species is not present in the spectral measurement volume, control the light source to emit the light beam into the spectral measurement volume and the spectrometer to determine a baseline spectrum using the light beam, calculate a net spectrum based on a difference between the environment spectrum and the baseline spectrum, and estimate a concentration of the reactive species based on the net spectrum.
Abstract:
Ein modulares optisches Sensorsystem für fluide Medien hat ein Messmodul, das eine austauschbare Fluidkammer und einen austauschbaren Optikhalter aufweist. Die Fluidkammer hat einen Eingang und einen Ausgang sowie einen Messraum für das fluide Medium. Der Optikhalter hat mindestens einen optischen Sender und mindestens einen optischen Empfänger. Dieser Optikhalter wird innerhalb des Messmoduls relativ zu der Fluidkammer in solcher Weise in Stellung eingesetzt, dass die von dem optischen Sender ausgehende Strahlung den Messraum für das fluide Medium in der Fluidkammer quert und auf den optischen Empfänger gelangt.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are described for improved diagnostic fluorescence and reflectance. A method of detecting tissue abnormality in a tissue sample in vivo detects a set of reflectance spectra emitted from a tissue sample as a result of illumination with an excitation light from a fiber optic probe that has at least one collection fiber positioned at a source-detector separation, and determining if the tissue sample is normal or abnormal based on the resulting reflectance spectra. Another method of detecting tissue abnormality in a tissue sample in vivo includes illuminating the tissue sample in vivo with at least one electromagnetic radiation wavelength selected to cause the tissue sample to produce a set of fluorescence intensity spectra indicative of tissue abnormality, detecting the resulting fluorescence intensity spectra, and determining if the tissue sample is normal or abnormal based on the resulting fluorescence intensity spectra. Yet another method of detecting tissue abnormality in a tissue sample in vivo includes combining the two methods described above.
Abstract:
Single and multi-cell reservoir FOCS configurations, with single or dual fibers (6) with optional optical elements (12), have a cross-flow arrangement of the sample relative to the fiber. A wide variety of sensors, including pH, arsenic, benzene cyanide, hydrazine, cupric ion, TCE, mercuric ion, and iron (2+) are provided.
Abstract:
Automated capillary electrophoresis tests can be performed using the capillary electrophoresis instrument (99) of this invention. The capillary electrophoresis instrument (99) has means for automatically purging and replenishing electrolytes (101), for automatically entering a sample into the capillary tube (110) and for automatically performing capillary electrophoresis. A detector (104) for simultaneous detection of absorbance and fluorescence provides means for quantifying the species separated by electrophoresis.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an apparatus for analyzing a surface area of an object, comprising: a laser device (10) configured to emit monochromatic incident light (101) of a first wavelength (λ 1 ) as well as optionally a monochromatic incident light (102) of a second wavelength (λ 2 ) that differs from the first wavelength (λ 1 ), a first deflection means (20) configured to deflect said incident light (101, 102) onto a point (P ij (X i , y j )) of a surface area (A) of an object that is to be analyzed so that scattered light (104) is generated at said point (P ij (X i , y j )), wherein said deflection means (20) is further configured to deflect said incident light (101, 102) such that said surface area (A) is scanned in a pointwise fashion by said incident light (101, 102), a first sensor means (40) configured to detect said scattered light (104) and to provide from said detected scattered light (104) a scatter data set (S ij (λ k )) for the respective point (P ij (X i , y j )), wherein the respective scatter data set (S ij (λ k )) comprises intensities of the detected scattered light (104) for different wave numbers, and a processing unit (50) for processing and/or analyzing said data sets. Further, the invention relates to a method for analyzing a surface area of an object.