A device for chemiluminescence analysis includes: a reaction chamber; a first inlet opening for introducing a sample gas into the reaction chamber via a first supply line; a second inlet opening for introducing a reaction gas into the reaction chamber via a second supply line; an outlet opening for discharging a mixture of the sample gas and the reaction gas out of the reaction chamber via an outlet line; a mixer unit in which the sample gas and the reaction gas are mixed; and a sensor unit for detecting chemiluminescent radiation in the reaction chamber, wherein the mixer unit is arranged in a first end region of the reaction chamber, and the sensor unit is arranged in a second end region of the reaction chamber opposite the first end region. An elemental analyzer including the device is also disclosed.

A compact explosive detecting system collects explosive residues in the form of vapor powder. The residues are accumulated on a desorber which is subjected to pyrolysis to release a gaseous sample. The sample is pumped to a detecting system through a metering valve. A luminol cell reacts with the gaseous sample to create chemiluminescence, the light output of which is measured by a photo multiplier tube. The light intensity is indicative of the amount of explosive present. Based on the amount of explosive present, a metering valve is adjusted to pass the gaseous sample into a highly sensitive metal oxide sensor array to detect NO.sub.2 from nitrogen containing explosive and CO/CO.sub.2 from non nitrogen containing explosive. The metal oxide sensor array reliably selects explosives from those compounds indicating chemiluminescence.

In a method for measuring at least two different components of a fluid, the fluid is to a first measuring cell and a second measuring cell. In the first measuring cell, a first component of the fluid is excited by a first excitation to trigger a first light emission, and in the second measuring cell, a second component of the fluid is excited by a second excitation which is different from the first excitation, thereby triggering a second light emission. The first light emission and the second light emission are captured by an optical system facility and guided by the optical system facility in a direction of a detector facility which measures the first light emission and the second light emission.

When an operation receiver receives an operation for starting automatic start-up processing, a display controller causes a display to display a first direction image indicating a working order of a plurality of objects to be controlled, sequentially changes a display mode of a status image corresponding to an object that has worked to a first mode, and changes a display state of each of a plurality of operation images to an operable first state or an inoperable second state. When the operation receiver receives an operation for starting automatic stop processing, the display controller causes the display to display a second direction image indicating a stopping order of the plurality of objects in a reversed manner of the first direction image, sequentially changes a display mode of a status image corresponding to an object that has stopped to a second mode.

An adaptive measurement and calculation method for luminescence values of a chemiluminescence analyzer is provided. A fixed step length is adopted for continuous multi-point reading to obtain a complete correspondence diagram of detection positions and luminescence values. Two nearest luminescence values on the left and right sides of a maximum value are selected, the nearest luminescence values on both sides are connected to form a straight line, and an intersection of two straight lines is taken as an approximate maximum luminescence value. The measurement and calculation method can adapt to random positions of the detected object, and stably obtain the approximate maximum luminescence value, thus reducing increased complex hardware design and cost to confirm accuracy of the measurement position.

The present disclosure relates to methods, devices, and systems for measuring nitric oxide released from a material. For example, a method of measuring nitric oxide release from a material can include introducing a continuous flow of a carrier gas into a sample holding chamber via a carrier gas inlet at an effective flow rate, introducing an amount of the nitric oxide releasing material into the sample holding chamber via a separate sample inlet to contact the continuous flow of the carrier gas, directing the carrier gas and released nitric oxide out of the sample holding chamber via a nitric oxide outlet toward a nitric oxide detector, and quantifying an amount of released nitric oxide using the nitric oxide detector.

A sulfur chemiluminescence detector 200 includes: a heating furnace including a gas passage having first and second supply ports, and a heater configured to heat the gas passage; an oxidation-reduction gas supply unit configured to supply, to the gas passage, an oxidizing-agent gas through the first supply port and a reducing-agent gas through the second supply port; a reaction cell configured to make a sample gas that has passed through the gas passage react with ozone; an ozone supply unit configured to supply the ozone into the reaction cell; a vacuum pump connected to the reaction cell; a photodetector configured to detect light generated inside the reaction cell; a signal receiving unit configured to receive a shutdown signal; and a shutdown functioning unit configured to control each unit to automatically stop supplying the reducing-agent gas and the oxidizing-agent gas by the oxidation-reduction gas supply unit, heating the gas passage by the heater, supplying the ozone by the ozone supply unit, and evacuating by the vacuum pump, upon the shutdown signal being received by the signal receiving unit.

A sensor for determining an air ratio of a fuel gas/air mixture, wherein a housing is formed, which delimitates a measuring space. The housing has on one side a diffusion passage for coupling with a fuel gas/air mixture flow, wherein the diffusion passage is formed by a gas-permeable separating agent. An electrically operated excitation element is arranged for energy supply into the measuring space in order to induce a chemical reaction of a fuel gas/air mixture in the measuring space. At least one optical detection device is directed into the measuring space with its detection area, wherein the at least one optical detection device detects the intensity of radiation from the reaction position in at least a first wavelength range and produces a signal being allocated to the detected intensity, from which the air ratio is inferable.

Disclosed is an integrated circuit comprising a substrate (10); and an optical CO.sub.2 sensor comprising: first and second light sensors (12, 12′) on said substrate, said second light sensor being spatially separated from the first light sensor; and a layer portion (14) including an organic compound comprising at least one amine or amidine functional group over the first light sensor; wherein said integrated circuit further comprises a signal processor (16) coupled to the first and second light sensor for determining a difference in the respective outputs of the first and second light sensor. An electronic device comprising such a sensor and a method of manufacturing such an IC are also disclosed.

In a sulfur chemiluminescence detector (SCD) including a heating furnace 210 including a combustion tube 211 and a heating means 215 for heating the combustion tube 211, an inert-gas introduction tube 214 that has the front end inserted into an end portion on an inlet side of the combustion tube 211 and has the rear end into which an end portion on the outlet side of a column 140 of a gas chromatograph is inserted, and inert-gas supplying means 264, 221, and 251 for supplying inert gas into the inert-gas introduction tube 214 in a manner that the inert gas flows from the rear end to the front end are provided. The inert gas (for example, nitrogen) flowing through the inert-gas introduction tube 214 can prevent the end portion on the outlet side of the column 140 from being exposed to oxygen. In this manner, generation of column bleeding caused by a decomposition product of the liquid phase can be suppressed, so that a decrease in the sensitivity of the SCD can be suppressed.