Photometer having a long lamp life, reduced warm-up period and r

Details Photometer having a long lamp life, reduced warm-up period and r Photometer having a long lamp life, reduced warm-up period and r

1991-12-23

1993-09-21

McGraw, Vincent P.

Optics: measuring and testing

By inspection with agitation or rotation

Of container contents

356426, 356428, 356435, 366116, G01N 2190

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052473457

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for making a photometric determination regarding the contents of a sample, such as the absorbance characteristic of a blood serum sample. The improvement allows measurements to be taken after a reduced warm-up period and compensates for variations in the lamp intensity during the period over which measurements are taken. A feedback circuit is provided between a reference photodetector and the light source for causing the light source intensity to asymptotically approach a final stable value in a smooth exponential curve. Signal processing means processes outputs of the reference and sample photodetectors taken at different times so as to compensate for variations in the source intensity over the time period during which the outputs are taken. Still further, the photometer allows resonant frequency mixing of the contents of a cuvette while disposed in the photometer by causing the entire optical assembly, in which the cuvette is mounted, to vibrate at its resonant frequency. A microprocessor-controlled search routine is used to determine the resonant frequency of the optical assembly which is easily recalculated each time there is a change in the dimensions or mass of the optical assembly, or in the contents of the cuvette.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4610546 (1986-09-01), Intraub
patent: 4968148 (1990-10-01), Chow et al.

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