A blood analysis method includes: acquiring optical information which changes over time from a mixed liquid of a blood sample and a reagent for coagulation time measurement after mixing the blood sample and the reagent, and acquiring information related to a coagulation time and information related to a number of platelets in the blood sample based on the acquired optical information.

Provided herein are analyzers as well as related methods for measuring both an absorbance and emission of a sample. The analyzer includes light sources for epi-illumination and transillumination of the sample, and detectors for measuring the intensities of excitation, emission, and transillumination light. A dichroic mirror permits a portion of the excitation light to transmit to a detector that monitors changes in excitation light intensity. Temperature sensors allow for signal corrections based on temperature variations of the detectors and sample.

A device for spectroscopically analysing a grain sample may include a first infrared analysis module, a second fluorescence analysis module, a third specific weight analysis module and a processing module. Each of the first and second modules may include a measurement chamber, an excitation submodule to emit at least one electromagnetic radiation towards at least a portion of the sample, a measurement submodule, and a draining system. The third analysis module may include a container, and a measurement submodule to measure a specific weight of the sample. A processing module may be connected to each of the modules and may include a memory to receive data transmitted by a communication network, the data including electromagnetic spectra acquired and specific weights measured, and a processor to couple the data received in the memory and to determine an indicator of quality of the sample from the coupled data.

A metrology system may include a metrology tool to selectively perform metrology measurements in a static mode in which one or more metrology targets on a sample are stationary during a measurement or a scanning mode in which one or more metrology targets are in motion during a measurement, and a controller communicatively coupled to the translation stage and at least one of the one or more detectors. The controller may receive locations of metrology targets on the sample to be inspected, designate the metrology targets for inspection with the static mode or the scanning mode, direct the metrology tool to perform metrology measurements on the metrology targets in the static mode or the scanning mode based on the designation, and generate metrology data for the sample based on the metrology measurements on the metrology targets.

A deformometer includes: a cavity body; entry and exit optical cavity optics, such that the optical cavity produces filtered combined light from combined light; a first laser that provides first light; a second laser that provides second light; an optical combiner that: receives the first light; receives the second light; combines the first light and the second light; produces combined light from the first light and the second light; and communicates the combined light to the entry optical cavity optic; a beam splitter that: receives the filtered combined light; splits the filtered combined light; a first light detector in optical communication with the beam splitter and that: receives the first filtered light from the beam splitter; and produces a first cavity signal from the first filtered light; and a second light detector that: receives the second filtered light; and produces a second cavity signal from the second filtered light.

Systems and methods for analyzing an unknown sample are disclosed. The system includes at least one subsystem to obtain molecular information about the sample and at least one other subsystem to obtain elemental information about the sample. The system also includes a data collection component to collect and combine the information from the subsystems to create combined analytical information and a multivariate model that relates known attributes to information previously generated with at least two analytical systems that are the same types of systems as the at least two analytical subsystems. A prediction engine applies the multivariate model to the combined analytical information to produce predictions of attributes in the unknown sample.

The invention relates to a device (1) and a corresponding method for mid-infrared microscopy and/or analysis, the device (1) comprising at least one radiation unit (10) configured to generate radiation (11) of time-varying intensity, the radiation (11) comprising one or more wavelengths in the mid-infrared spectral range, at least one refractive and/or reflective optical unit (12) which is configured to focus and/or direct the radiation (11) to at least one region or point of interest (20) located on and/or within an object (2), at least one detection unit (18) configured to detect ultrasound waves (17) emitted by the object (2) at the at least one region or point of interest (20) in response to an interaction of the radiation (11) with the object (2) and to generate according detection signals, and an evaluation unit (25) configured to derive information regarding at least one property of the object (2) from the detection signals and/or to generate a spatial and/or spatio-temporal distribution of the detection signals or of information derived from the detection signals obtained for the at least one region or point of interest (20) located on and/or within the object (2).

A method for determining a property of an object positioned on a photo-sensitive polyimide layer, wherein the photo-sensitive polyimide layer is positioned on a lower layer that is a radiation reflecting layer, the method may include illuminating, by an illumination unit, an area of the photo-sensitive polyimide layer with first ultraviolet radiation; sensing, by a first sensor, a first reflected ultraviolet radiation that was reflected from the area; and determining, by a processor, based at least in part on the first reflected ultraviolet radiation, the property of the object.

A diamond identification apparatus relates to the field of examining natural and synthetic diamonds. The claimed apparatus for identifying a cut diamond comprises a measurement location with a measuring aperture at which the cut diamond to be examined is fixedly positioned; a movable optical system including a spectrometer, two sources of radiation at wavelengths of 250-280 nm and 350-380 nm, respectively, said two sources of radiation and the spectrometer being connected to the measurement location by optical fibres for inputting radiation into the cut diamond and by an optical fibre for outputting radiation from the cut diamond; and also a source of laser radiation at a wavelength of 532 nm and a microcontroller, wherein the cut diamond is positioned at the measurement location in such a way that the table of the diamond faces the measuring aperture of the measurement location, and the culet of the diamond is situated directly above the measuring aperture to which the optical fibres for inputting radiation and the optical fibre for outputting radiation are connected, and wherein the microcontroller is configured to control the alternate operation of the sources of radiation in a set time sequence, the movement of the optical system to allow the input of radiation into the cut diamond, and the processing of the spectrometer data.

Provided herein are analyzers as well as related methods for measuring both an absorbance and emission of a sample. The analyzer includes light sources for epi-illumination and transillumination of the sample, and detectors for measuring the intensities of excitation, emission, and transillumination light. A dichroic mirror permits a portion of the excitation light to transmit to a detector that monitors changes in excitation light intensity. Temperature sensors allow for signal corrections based on temperature variations of the detectors and sample.