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Transmissometer having solid state light source

US4937461A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 22, 1988
Grant dateJun 26, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 22, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N21/534
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An improved transmissometer and optical assembly therefor contains a solid state light source preferably a light emitting diode. The ligh source emits a low level light beam that is split, part of which is passed through a gaseous sample then directed to a detector while the otehr part is directed to a second detector. Electronic components are provided to use signals from the detectors to control the light source and determine opacity of the sample.

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