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X-ray detectors also come in several varieties (1) single-photon counters which yield accurate results but require up to several weeks to acquire the 10,000 -100,000 (lO lO ) reflections necessary to compile a complete data set for a protein crystal (2) image plates that operate much like photographic film but are 10 times more sensitive (3) area detectors, electronic devices that detect X-ray photons on a two-dimensional surface. Both fluorescent-type detectors, image plates and fast area detectors, are more sensitive at the shorter wavelengths of X-ray radiation from synchrotron sources. 

There are three principal types of position-sensitive X-ray detectors of use for crystallography—the vidicon, solid-state devices (largely charge-coupled devices), and proportional counters. Vidicons are area detectors which use image intensifier techniques to produce TV-type images. They are not count rate limited and are therefore well suited for use with high-flux sources... 

The ELLs can serve as modulated sources for long decay times of the type displayed by the ruthenium (Ru) complexes.(71) The large area of the ELL allows for substantial total intensity, so that the detector could be a simple PIN photodiode (Figure... 

If the mobile phase flow rate is not constant, the concentration-type detectors should show greater errors in area measurements, and mass-flow-rate-type detectors should show greater errors in peak height measurements, for the reasons given earlier in this chapter. Apparently this is a common source of error. 

Chromatography techniques with different detectors followed by skillful sample preparation are usually applied to quantify these antioxidants in natural sources. These techniques offer sensitive and specific analysis methods for most of the antioxidants. This is the first book that particularly covers and summarizes the details of sample preparation procedures and methods developed to identify and quantify various types of natural antioxidants in plants and food products. In the book, the principle of quantification methods for natural antioxidant-rich phytochemicals is introduced and current methods used in the determination of antioxidants in different sources are reviewed and summarized by experts in the field. As a handbook of analysis of natural antioxidant-rich phytochemicals, the book provides useful information for many researchers in this area to learn ideal analysis methods for the antioxidants they are examining. The book may also serve as a lecture resource for courses in food analysis, functional foods, and nutrition. 

A typical IR spectrometer consists of the following components radiation source, sampling area, monochromator (in a dispersive instrument), an interference filter or interferometer (in a non-dispersive instrument), a detector, and a recorder or data-handling system. The instrumentation requirements for the mid-infrared, the far-infrared, and the near-infrared regions are different. Most commercial dispersive infrared spectrometers are designed to operate in the mid-infrared region (4000-400 cm ). An FTIR spectrometer with proper radiation sources and detectors can cover the entire IR region. In this section, the types of radiation sources, optical systems, and detectors used in the IR spectrometer are discussed. 

The measured intensity decreases exponentially by following a law of type / =/q exp[—A c]. The linear range is of about four decades with nitrogen as the carrier gas. The presence of a radioactive source in this detector means that it must be licensed (maintenance visits and regular area testing). This non-destructive detector, well suited for compounds with high electron affinity, is mainly used for analyses of chlorinated pesticides. 

Despite the numerous advantages the instrumental demands of microcolumn LC are considerable, and these demands are further accentuated as the requirements vary from one column type to another. A consequence of the reduced flow rates is that the detector flow-cell volume should be reduced to <10nl for OTCs, 0.1 pi for packed microcapillaries and 1 pi for microbore columns. An additional demand of the detector is that it should have a rapid response, <0.5 s. Development of suitable detectors is paramount if the potential of micro-LC is to be realised. Study of detector systems has focused in two areas firstly, the miniaturisation of ultraviolet, fluorescence and electrochemical systems, using in the former two systems LASERS as excitation sources and ultraviolet fibre optic and on-line cells to reduce band broadening and increase sensitivity [123,124] secondly, the direct interfacing with systems which previously required transport and/or concentration of the eluant. Interfacing of HPLC with mass spectroscopy has been undertaken by Barefoot et al. [125] and Lisek et al. [126] and flame systems (FPD and TSD) have been reviewed by Kientz et al. [127]. Jinno has reviewed the interfacing of micro-LC with ICP [128]. 

The output of a chromatographic instrument can be of two types (1) A plot of area retention time versus detector response. The peak areas represent the amount of each component present in the mixture. (2) A computer printout giving names of components and the concentration of each in the sample. The units of concentration are reported in several ways as weight percent or ppm by weight, as volume percent or ppm by volume, or as mole percent. Refer to Chromatography, (Source Cheremisinoff, N.P. Polymer Characterization Laboratory Techniques and Analysis, Noyes Publishers, New Jersey, 1996). 

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