The Short-Term Performances of Two Independent Gas Modulated Refractometers for Pressure Assessments
Sensors, 2021 Refractometry is a powerful technique for pressure assessments that, due to the recent redefinition of the SI system, also offers a new route to realizing the SI unit of pressure, the Pascal. Gas modulation refractometry (GAMOR) is a methodology that has
Clayton Forssén +4 more
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An optical fiber hydrogen sensor using a palladium-coated ball lens [PDF]
, 2015 A self-referenced optical fiber refractometer using a ball lens as a sensor head has been developed and characterized. A 350-μm ball lens created at the tip of a single mode fiber has been coated with a 40-nm optically thin layer of palladium that reacts
Brooks, Simon J. +7 more
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Optical Window to Polarity of Electrolyte Solutions
Molecules, 2023 Medium polarity plays a crucial role in charge-transfer processes and electrochemistry. The added supporting electrolyte in electrochemical setups, essential for attaining the needed electrical conductivity, sets challenges for estimating medium polarity.
Omar O’Mari, Valentine I. Vullev
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Liquid-infiltrated photonic crystals: Ohmic dissipation and broadening of modes [PDF]
, 2006 The pronounced light-matter interactions in photonic crystals make them interesting as opto-fludic "building blocks" for lab-on-a-chip applications.
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Refractive Index Compensation in Over-Determined Interferometric Systems
Sensors, 2012 We present an interferometric technique based on a differential interferometry setup for measurement under atmospheric conditions. The key limiting factor in any interferometric dimensional measurement are fluctuations of the refractive index of air ...
Zdeněk Buchta +5 more
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Plasmonic Sensors Based on Doubly-Deposited Tapered Optical Fibers
Sensors, 2014 A review of the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) transducers based on tapered fibers that have been developed in the last years is presented. The devices have proved their good performance (specifically, in terms of sensitivity) and their versatility and ...
Agustín González-Cano +3 more
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Refractometry as an alternative to the biuret method for measuring total serum proteins in Podocnemis expansa (Podocnemididae) and Phrynops geoffroanus (Chelidae) [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2017 Total serum protein is a significant indicator of health condition in animals. The aim of this study was to analyze the precision of the portable refractometer in determining the concentration of total serum proteins in Podocnemis expansa and Phrynops ...
Lourdes Marina Bezerra PESSOA +8 more
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Modified prism methods for measuring the refractive index of solid and liquid substances
Компьютерная оптика, 2023 Methods for measuring the refractive index of optically transparent dielectric materials are considered. Modified methods based on the methods of minimum deviation and constant deviation are proposed and allow determining the refractive index of ...
A.I. Yurin, G.N. Vishnyakov, V.L. Minaev
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Inmunidad pasiva en el control de la diarrea por coronavirus bovino en un rodeo lechero de Argentina [PDF]
, 2018 El coronavirus bovino (Bovine coronavirus, BCoV) es un enteropatógeno viral asociado a la diarrea neonatal del ternero. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue estudiar si los anticuerpos IgG1 anti-BCoV adquiridos pasivamente mediante el calostro modulan la
Allassia, Martín +5 more
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Comparison of rapid laboratory tests for failure of passive transfer in the bovine [PDF]
, 2015 peer-reviewedBackground Failure of passive transfer of maternal immunity via colostrum can occur in the bovine, and a number of blood tests have been developed to test calves for this failure. It is not clear which test is most suitable for this purpose.
Brady, Paula +7 more
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