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Theory Of Operation
The light path is very short (x).
A reference detector measures the intensity of the available excitation UV light and is used
to remove effects of lamp drift (I
The temperature of the sample gas is measured and controlled via heaters attached to the
sample chamber so that the rate of decay (k) is constant.
A special hydrocarbon scrubber removes the most common interfering gases from the
sample gas.
And finally, the design of the sample chamber reduces the effects of stray light via its optical
geometry and spectral filtering.
9.1.2. THE UV LIGHT PATH
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The Model 100 E UV Fluorescence SO
circumstances.
The net result is that any variation in UV fluorescence can be directly attributed to
changes in the concentration of SO
The optical design of the T100's sample chamber optimizes the fluorescent reaction
between SO
and UV Light (refer to Figure 9-2) and assure that only UV light resulting
2
from the decay of SO
* into SO
2
UV radiation is generated by a lamp specifically designed to produce a maximum
amount of light of the wavelength needed to excite SO
special reference detector circuit constantly measures lamp intensity (refer to (Equation
9-2)). A Photo Multiplier Tube (PMT) detects the UV given off by the SO
nm) and outputs an analog signal. Several focusing lenses and optical filters ensure that
both detectors are exposed to an optimum amount of only the right wavelengths of UV.
To further assure that the PMT only detects light given off by decaying SO
pathway of the excitation UV and field of view of the PMT are perpendicular to each
other and the inside surfaces of the sample chamber are coated with a layer of black
®
Teflon
that absorbs stray light.
06807A(DCNxxxx)
Teledyne ML - T100 UV Fluorescence SO2 Analyzer
Analyzer is specifically designed to create these
2
).
0
in the sample gas.
2
is sensed by the instruments fluorescence detector.
2
into SO
* (214 nm) and a
2
2
* decay (330
2
* the
2
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