Method and apparatus for enhanced photo-thermal imaging and spectroscopy
US12209950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/0221
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
System for performing chemical spectroscopy on samples from the scale of nanometers to millimeters or more with a multifunctional platform combining analytical and imaging techniques including dual beam photo-thermal spectroscopy with confocal microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, fluorescence detection, various vacuum analytical techniques and/or mass spectrometry. In embodiments described herein, the light beams of a dual-beam system are used for heating and sensing.
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