Method and apparatus for measuring stable isotopes
US4684805A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 1985 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2005 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/0662
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Spectroscopic measurements of stable isotopes are performed using a tunable lead salt diode laser. The design of the system is based upon the optimization of isotopic spectral lines from two different path lengths in an absorption cell using a single gaseous sample. A short path cell to measure the more abundant species and a long path cell to measure the less abundant species are used. A micrometer adjustment of a path length is used for equalizing spectral line intensities to obtain a measure of isotope enrichment or of absolute isotopic concentration.
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