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Title: FTIR spectrometer with solid-state drive system

Abstract

An FTIR spectrometer (10) and method using a solid-state drive system with thermally responsive members (27) that are subject to expansion upon heating and to contraction upon cooling. Such members (27) are assembled in the device (10) so as to move an angled, reflective surface (22) a small distance. The sample light beam (13) is received at a detector (24) along with a reference light beam (13) and there it is combined into a resulting signal. This allows the "interference" between the two beams to occur for spectral analysis by a processor (29).

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. Knoxville, TN
  2. Oak Ridge, TN
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
872716
Patent Number(s):
5994700
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-84OR21400
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
ftir; spectrometer; solid-state; drive; 10; method; thermally; responsive; 27; subject; expansion; heating; contraction; cooling; assembled; device; move; angled; reflective; surface; 22; distance; sample; light; beam; 13; received; detector; 24; reference; combined; resulting; signal; allows; interference; beams; occur; spectral; analysis; processor; 29; spectral analysis; light beam; reflective surface; reference light; thermally responsive; solid-state drive; ftir spectrometer; /250/356/359/

Citation Formats

Rajic, Slobodan, Seals, Roland D, and Egert, Charles M. FTIR spectrometer with solid-state drive system. United States: N. p., 1999. Web.
Rajic, Slobodan, Seals, Roland D, & Egert, Charles M. FTIR spectrometer with solid-state drive system. United States.
Rajic, Slobodan, Seals, Roland D, and Egert, Charles M. Fri . "FTIR spectrometer with solid-state drive system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872716.
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