Detection system for airborne particles
US8372183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/4038
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention relates to a detection system for particles suspended in a gas. The detection system includes an electrostatic precipitator constructed to collect the particles from the gas onto a collection surface using the force of an induced electrostatic charge on the particles. The detection system also includes an optical probe coupled with the electrostatic precipitator and constructed to probe the particles with a beam in order to detect the particles. The body of the electrostatic precipitator has a geometry that allows the beam to travel from the optical probe to the collection surface.
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