Abstract:
Apparatus for establishing a "home" position for a load element driven axially along the lead screw. A position sensor includes a first sensor element attached for axial travel with the load element and a second sensor element attached for rotation with the lead screw. The pair of sensor elements is operatively aligned at a predetermined relative axial and rotational position establishing the "home" position.
Abstract:
Optical spectroscope for scanning electron microscopes, the latter comprising a vacuum chamber containing a sample holder bombarded by an electron beam.The microscope chamber contains a concave mirror having an opening, a plane deviating mirror and an exit window for the chamber. Outside the microscope chamber is provided a drum carrying a plurality of flat diffractive gratings, the drum being equipped with a bracket which rotates about an axis controlled by a stepping motor. In addition there are a spherical concave mirror, a slit blocking means and a photodetector.
Abstract:
There is disclosed herein a novel spectral background corrector system which, by employing light refracting techniques, causes wavelength scanning or modulation which allows substantial elimination of spectral background.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a filter-grating monochromator for use in an optical analytical instrument. The monochromator is characterized by a simplified construction compared to prior art monochromators. Nevertheless, the monochromator includes features which retain the desired high accuracy, including a novel sine bar grating drive mechanism and filter change mechanism.
Abstract:
A microprocessor based spectrophotometer including manual keyboard command for sequencing a monochromatic energy beam through a spectral range of wave-lengths to a keyboard selected wavelength. A manual adjustment knob is thereafter rotatable for generating a 4-bit gray code signal which successively changes as the adjustment knob is rotated. The microcomputer senses a change in the gray code signal and indexes (steps) the wavelength of the monochromatic beam in proportion to the positional change of the adjustment knob as indicated by the changing gray code. A visual display indicating wavelength setting and spectral response, is updated conjointly with manual wavelength adjustment.
Abstract:
An improved optical system is disclosed for rapid, accurate spectral analysis of the reflectivity or transmissivity of samples. A concave holographic diffraction grating oscillated at high speed is utilized to provide a rapid scanning of monochromatic light through a spectrum of wavelengths. The grating is positively driven at very high speed by a unique cam drive structure comprising identically shaped conjugate cams. The rapid scan by the grating enables the reduction of noise error by averaging over a large number of cycles. It also reduces the measurement time and thus prevents sample heating by excessive exposure to light energy. A filter wheel having dark segments for drift correction is rotated in the optical path and is synchronous with the grating. Source optics is employed to optimally shape the light source for particular applications. The system optics further includes a unique arrangement of lenses, including cylindrical lenses, to obtain the best light source shape which results in maximum light throughput. Fiber optics are also employed and arranged to meet the optimum requirements of the system for light collection and transmission through portions of the optical system.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a spectrometer including a rotatable dispersive element, a stepping motor for varying the angular position of said dispersive element, a program transmitter for controlling said stepping motor, a timing generator and a recording instrument.
Abstract:
In spectrophotometric apparatus in which there are a plurality of operating parameters a system for selecting predetermined combinations of operating parameters is provided, having as many user operable main mode selection stations as there are main modes in the design range of the system and having a mode multiplying system which is adapted to modify, in response to the operative state of user operable control means, each main mode selected out of at least some of the main modes in the range, for converting the selected main mode into an auxiliary mode.
Abstract:
A scanning spectrophotometer employes fixed optics to produce a dispersionf optical energy. The dispersed optical energy is scanned by a fixed position surface acoustic wave photoelectric transducer. The scan rate of the surface acoustic wave photoelectric transducer is determined by associated electronic circuitry to produce scan rates permitting real-time spectral measurements from a moving platform.
Abstract:
The spectral lines associated with a sample of material under examination are deflected from their normal optical path by an angle which varies logarithmically with time toward a sheet of photographic film. The film is thereby exposed to provide a photographic image of the spectral lines which taper in intensity toward nonexposure, and the length of the line or lines is thus representative of the concentration of an element present in the sample under examination.