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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bernhard Huber, Uberlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Bodenseewerk Perkin-Elmer & Co., GmbH, Uberlingen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356307 ; 356315 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for determining the zero line in atomic absorption spectrometers having an atomizer and a burner for atomizing the sample wherein the flow of oxidizing agent supplied to the atomizer is interrupted by means of a switching valve and an additional flow of oxidizing agent is supplied to the burner through a by-pass conduit by-passing the atomizer with the additional flow being equal to the flow of oxidizing agent to the atomizer during operation of the atomizer and the absorption of the measuring light beam defining the zero line.