Method and instruments for the on-line detection, sizing or analysis of aerosol particles
US6259101A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2015/1029
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is a method for detecting, sizing or otherwise analyzing aerosol particles wherein a beam of radiation (e.g., electromagnetic radiation) interacts with one or more particles in a beam of particles that are traveling in a colinear fashion with the beam of radiation. When the beam of radiation interacts with a particle in the beam of particles, it causes that particle to emit either mass or energy. That mass or energy is then detected by one or more detectors or sensors which provide data that permit the particle to be detected, sized or otherwise analyzed (e.g., the chemical composition of the particle can be determined). The present invention also includes instruments that use the above-described method.
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