Apparatus and method for measuring particle size distribution by light scattering

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PATENT NO 10837889
APP PUB NO 20150138551A1
SERIAL NO

14345082

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Apparatus (200) for measuring the particle-size distribution of a sample by light-scattering comprises a focusing optic (202) for producing a converging beam (203) generally along a propagation axis z. The apparatus comprises a mounting system which allows a dry sample cell (208A) and a wet sample cell (208B) to be mounted in the converging beam at different times and in respective planes which are mutually inclined so that in use of the apparatus respective positions (212, 214) at which transmitted light is focused for the two cells have a difference in displacement from the z axis that is less than for the case where the respective planes are substantially parallel. This allows use of a cheaper and less complex translation stage within the apparatus for mounting an optical detector for locating the two focus positions.

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MALVERN PANALYTICAL LIMITEDMALVERN WORCESTERSHIRE WR14 1XZ

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Spriggs, David Michael Malvern, GB 4 11

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