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Cross-talk balancing circuit for spectrophotometers

US4132481A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 1976
Grant dateJan 2, 1979
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Expiry dateDec 27, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01J3/42
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cross-talk balancing circuit for double-beam spectrophotometers is disclosed. The circuit includes means to measure in four successive sample periods the sample plus sample re-radiation (S + s), reference radiation plus reference re-radiation (R + r), sample re-radiation (s) and reference re-radiation (r). The detector, however, does not respond quickly so it introduces cross-talk into each measurement. Electronic phasing circuitry selects the time when the detector output is sampled so that the cross-talk in the measurements is equalized permitting it to be subtracted out of the measurement thereby leaving a remainder which accurately corresponds to the desired quantities S and R.

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