Apparatus and method for maintaining uniform and stable temperature for cavity enhanced optical spectroscopy
US7050170B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J3/0286
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An enclosure for a cavity enhanced optical spectroscopy instrument provides a highly temperature stable environment by positioning the instrument optical cavity away from the enclosure walls and providing a wall mounted heat pump, fan and heat exchanger. The fan causes the gas contained within the enclosure to circulate over the heat exchanger and in a laminar, non-turbulent flow path along interior wall surfaces of the enclosure thereby maintaining the optical cavity in a temperature and vibration stable zone.
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