Apparatus and method for rapid and accurate quantification of an unknown, complex mix
US8288727B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/398
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for rapidly and accurately identifying and quantifying analytes in a complex mixture is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an ultra-sensitive cavity-enhanced spectrometer coupled to data-collection and analysis devices. The method comprises the use of a database containing the absorption cross-sections of various analytes to numerically determine the composition of the sample.
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