EP 1073888 A1 20010207 - MICROCALORIMETER
Title (en)
MICROCALORIMETER
Title (de)
MIKROKALORIMETER
Title (fr)
MICROCALORIMETRE
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 19817786 A 19980421
- EP 9902588 W 19990416
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9954696A1] The invention relates to a microcalorimeter or a group of microcalorimeters, comprising a sensor component (1, 2) consisting of a thermometer (1) with a superconducting material and an absorber (2) which is thermally coupled to the thermometer, a cooling device (30), a heating device (20) and a read-out device. The cooling device and the heating device are thermally coupled to the sensor component separately from each other and at least the cooling device is thermally coupled to the sensor component across its surface. This design allows for the adjustment of a large dynamic area with minimum calorific output and for the cooling device and heating device to be optimized separately, resulting in improved energy resolution or signal acceleration. This type of microcalorimeter is used, for example, in material analysis or quality assurance by X-ray fluorescence analysis, preferably in the semiconductors industry, but is also suitable for the determination of molecules in biotechnology.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
F25B 9/14 (2006.01); G01J 5/06 (2006.01); G01K 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F25B 9/145 (2013.01); G01J 5/061 (2013.01); G01K 17/006 (2013.01); F25B 9/10 (2013.01); F25B 2309/1406 (2013.01); F25B 2309/1408 (2013.01); F25B 2309/1418 (2013.01); F25B 2309/14181 (2013.01); F25B 2309/14241 (2013.01); F25D 19/006 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9954696A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DE 29823004 U1 19990812; AU 3421799 A 19991108; DE 19817786 A1 19991104; EP 1073888 A1 20010207; WO 9954696 A1 19991028
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 29823004 U 19981223; AU 3421799 A 19990416; DE 19817786 A 19980421; EP 9902588 W 19990416; EP 99915762 A 19990416