CAELIS-B Optically induced fluorescence detector for capillary electrophoresis: Part III, Breadboard description and test results

This document contains the description of a breadboard and demonstration of its performance, of a modular optically induced fluorescence detector. The detector will be part of the miniaturized CApiUary ELectrophoresis In Space (CAELIS) chemical analysis instrument. The breadboard of the instrument consists of an excitation module with a diode...

CAELIS-B Optically induced fluorescence detector for capillary electrophoresis: Part II, Subsystem configuration concept layout and breadboarding

This document contains the description of a conceptual design and the breadboarding approach of a modular optically induced fluorescence detector, to be used in a miniaturized Capillary Electrophoresis analysis instrument. The concept is based on an assessment and selection described in the preceding part I of the present report. The design...

CAELIS-B Optically induced fluorescence detector for capillary electrophoresis: Part I, Subsystem configuartion assesment

This document contains the description of the assessment of configuration concepts for an optically induced fluorescence detector, to be used on a miniaturized Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) instrument. The assessment is concluded with the selection of a concept for further instrument design and breadboarding. The selected concept consists of...

Concepts for optical diagnostic instrumentation in facilities for micro-G fluid science

The present paper describes a concept (reference 1) for accommodation of optical diagnostics around a fluid filled experiment cell in a facility for observation of fluid physical phenomena in a microgravity environment The concept includes video observation of an experiment cell interior, interferometry and IR thermography along two directions...