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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2009
Benoit Merchez, Le Pouget, FR;
Patrick Brunel, Le Cres, FR;
Philippe Nerin, Nages, FR;
Horiba ABX SAS, Montpellier, FR;
Abstract
The invention relaters to a device () for biological analysis by measurement of photoluminescence in a fluid in a measurement tank (). This device () comprises at least two light sources () adapted to emit in different spectral areas respectively appropriate for measurement of absorption and fluorescence, and a sensor device () comprising a sensor (), an optical system (), and filter means (), which three elements are mutualized in accordance with the invention to enable absorption and/or fluorescence to be measured. In accordance with the invention the internal gain of the sensor () is configurable to enable the fluorescence and absorption measurements to be executed sequentially.