Anton Paar Gmbh

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Roman Benes

Franz Reininger

Alessandro Del Bianco

Otto Scheibelhofer

Josef Pleschiutschnig

A device is provided for IR-spectroscopy and for determining an impairment of a surface which is exposed to measuring radiation during the IR-spectroscopy. The device includes a radiation source to generate the measuring radiation a detector and a sample receptacle for receiving a sample. The sample receptacle is at least partially delimited by the surface. The detector measures radiation after interaction with the sample. The device is configured to measure an IR-reference spectrum of a reference sample which is received in the sample receptacle, evaluate the reference spectrum, determine an indicator of the impairment, wherein evaluating encompasses an integration of a quantity which is based on the reference spectrum over a predetermined integration spectral range, wherein the indicator is determined dependently on a value of the integration.

Determination of an impairment of an optical surface for IR-spectroscopy

A method determines an alcohol content of liquids that contain at least water and alcohol as well as sugar or similar substances, in the liquid. The liquid is located in an analysis cell is irradiated by an IR-LED light source, which emits infrared radiation with &#x3bb;=1000-1500 nm. The IR light absorption is measured at least two different wavelengths, and the measurement values are converted into data on the alcohol content of the liquid. The liquid is irradiated with a first IR radiation with a wavelength &#x3bb;1, where the absorption coefficient of the alcohol, and the absorption coefficient of the water, are identical in magnitude, and with at least a second IR radiation with a wavelength &#x3bb;2, where the absorption coefficients and are different. The absorption measurement values determined by an IR detector are applied to a calculating unit for the calculation of the alcohol content.

Method and device for determining an alcohol content of liquids

A method for spectroscopically determining the concentration of alcohols with 1 to 5 carbon atoms, especially ethanol, in liquid probes, especially alcohol-containing food products, healing preparations, cosmetic products and the like. The absorption of light by the probe is measured at at least one wave length in the range of 1100 nm to 1300 nm, and preferably in the range of 1150 nm to 1250 nm. The alcohol concentration is determined from the measured absorption with the help of a calibration. The alcohol content of a liquid probe can be determined in a simple and fast manner and over a large concentration range.

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