Experimental setup measuring instrument

The experimental setup Insplorer instrument (Insplorion AB, Goteborg, Sweden) at CHALMERS (Fig. 3.15c) consists of two optical fibers for optical transmission measurement through a quartz tube in which the INPS chip with the clusters is mounted. 

The instrumentation required to measure the hysteresis loop of a ferromagnetic surface with MOKE can be very simple. Figure 4a shows one such implementation of the experimental setup for analysis of ultrathin film samples maintained in a... 

Instruments are controlled by information contained 1n the experimental setup file. For each type of instrument (shear history simulator, rotational viscometer, reciprocating capillary viscometer), the hardware 1s controlled so that the parameters of shear rate, temperature and time comply with the desired test conditions. This involves controlling devices such as pumps, bath heaters, valves and variable-speed motors. The setup and control parameters are recorded in the experiment file along with the resulting measured data. If necessary, the experiment can easily be repeated. 

Figure 6.6. Experimental setup of a PDA and associated instrument for simultaneous measurements of droplet size and velocity. (Courtesy of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Bauckhage at University of Bremen, Germany.)...

Similar experiments have previously been performed separately using a triple-quadrupole or an ion trap mass spectrometer for quantitation followed by accurate mass measurements with a Q-TOF mass spectrometer. With the introduction of the LTQ-FTMS instruments, all the data can be gathered quickly and easily with one experimental setup, and the variations in observed metabolic profiles introduced by... 

Spectroscopic Measurements. A Beckman Model 5230 spectrophotometer was used to record in situ UV-visible spectra of the PPy films, which were electrochemically deposited on the indium-tin oxide (ITO) coated glass (Delta Technologies). For Raman measurements a Spex Model 1403 double spectrometer, a DM IB Datamate, and a Houston Instrument DMP-40 digital plotter were employed. Details of the experimental setup for in situ Raman spectroscopy are described elsewhere (26). 

Figure 10. Schematics of the experimental setup for intracavity laser absorption spectroscopy (ICLAS). CD chopper driver PM power meter Mj, M2, M3, M4 spherical high reflection mirrors Mp = pump mirror MN monochromator PMT photomultiplier SP silicon photocell PC Pockels cell WF wedged filter LIA lock-in amplifier R recorder MS microscope OF optical fiber S sample (solution on BLM) IEM instruments for electrical measurements (see Figure 2).

When the solid phase is fixed (e.g., as a capillary, membrane, or porous plug), a forced flow of liquid induces an electric field. The potential difference is sensed by two identical electrodes. The streaming potential or streaming current can be used to determine the potential. The streaming potential and electro-osmosis can be observed in similar experimental setups, except that the natures of the force and the flux are reversed. Thus, the recommendations and limitations discussed in Section 2.1.2 also apply to measurements based on the streaming potential. For example, the instrument cell induces a streaming potential, which may contribute substantially to the result of the measurement. A linear dependence between the potential obtained by electrophoresis and the streaming current measured by a commercial apparatus was observed in... 

The USP definition of robustness equals that of the ICH (3) The robustness of an analytical procedure is a measure of its capacity to remain unaffected by small, but deliberate variations in method parameters and provides an indication of its reliability during normal usage. A robustness test is the experimental setup used to evaluate method robustness. It quantifies the insensitivity of the results for a method transfer to another laboratory or instrument. The ICH guidelines also state that One consequence of the evaluation of robustness should be that a series of system suitability parameters (eg., resolution tests) is established to ensure that the validity of the analytical procedure is maintained whenever used (3). 

An understanding of the operation of the SECM and an appreciation of the quantitative aspects of measurements with this instrument depends upon an understanding of electrochemistry at small electrodes. The behavior of ultramicroelectrodes in bulk solution (far from a substrate) has been the subject of a number of reviews (17-21). A simplified experimental setup for an electrochemical experiment is shown in Figure 1. The solution contains a species, O, at a concentration, c, and usually contains supporting electrolyte to decrease the solution resistance and insure that transport of O to the electrode occurs predominantly by diffusion. The electrochemical cell also contains an auxiliary electrode that completes the circuit via the power supply. As the power supply voltage is increased, a reduction reaction, O + ne — R, occurs at the tip, resulting in a current flow. An oxidation reaction will occur at the auxiliary electrode, but this reaction is usually not of interest in SECM, since this electrode is placed sufficiently far from the UME... 

Experimental Setup. An obvious extension of the one-color pump-probe experiments is the application of two-color experiments in which two independently tunable dye lasers share the same pump laser. One can use the same high repetition rate and obtain spectral evolutions on excitation at selected wavelengths. The measurements are performed in essentially the same way as one-color experiments.A disadvantage is the broadened instrument function (cross-correlation function) caused by time jitter between the two pulses, since they are not obtained from the same dye laser. This leads to a full-width half-maximum (fwhm) value of the instrument function of approximately 5-10 psec. 

Figure 16.22 Simultaneous measurement of static strain and strain waves in a cross ply composite using FBG sensors and dual-demodulator system, (a) spedmoi instrumented with FBG saisor, PZT sensor, and electrical strain gauge (ESG) (b) experimental setup schematics [47].

Dynamic mechanical properties are measured to evaluate melt rheology of thermoplastics with and without additives which may modify rheological characteristics of these compositions. " Dynamic oscillatory shear rheometers are used for these purposes. Two geometries of test fixtures are used including parallel plates and cone and plate. Instrument use for these measurements must be capable of measuring forces (stress or strain) and frequency. Temperature must be controlled in a broad range and various modes of temperature sweeps should be available. Sample geometry is not specified but it should be suitable for measurement in particular experimental setup. 

The gravimetric method is suitable for measuring the volume of liquid dispensed by pipettes, and it is commonly adopted to assess the performance of such instruments. Trained personnel are required to carry out such tests. The balances used for this purpose may have a precision of four to seven decimal places, depending on the volume to be measured and the desired accuracy. It should be weU established that the experimental setup is free from environmental disturbances... 

Diffusion, adsorption, and surface reaction are closely interconnected in heterogeneous catalysis characterization studies. Chromatographic separation is a physicochemical process also based on diffusion, adsorption as well as liquid dissolution. Based on the broadening factors embraced by the van Deemter equation, precise and accurate physicochemical measurements have been made by gas chromatography, using relatively cheap instrumentation and a very simple experimental setup. 

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