Radiant energy – Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling – Including a radiant energy responsive gas discharge device
Patent
1984-02-22
1985-08-27
Howell, Janice A.
Radiant energy
Invisible radiant energy responsive electric signalling
Including a radiant energy responsive gas discharge device
250379, H01J 4702
Patent
active
045380660
ABSTRACT:
Metastable ionization detectors used for chromatographic analysis usually employ a fixed high voltage for the ionization potential. For this reason, the operating range is limited to about three orders of magnitude. By use of the technique disclosed in the instant invention, operating ranges of about nine orders of magnitude are obtained.
The output current from a metastable ionization detector (MID) is applied to a modulation voltage circuit. An adjustment is made to balance out the background current, and an output current, above background, is applied to an input of a strip chart recorder. For low level concentrations, i.e., low detected output current, the ionization potential will be at a maximum and the metastable ionization detector will operate at its most sensitive level. When the detected current from the metastable ionization detector increases above a predetermined threshold level, a voltage control circuit is activated which turns on a high voltage transistor which acts to reduce the ionization potential. The ionization potential applied to the metastable ionization detector is then varied so as to maintain the detected signal level constant. The variation in ionization potential is now related to the concentration of the constituent and a representative amplitude is applied to another input of said strip chart recorder.
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Carle Glenn C.
Humphry Donald E.
Kojiro Daniel R.
Brekke Darrell G.
Howell Janice A.
Manning John R.
Marchant Robert D.
The United States of America as represented by the Administrator
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