Method for determining the concentration of an ingredient in a body of ceramic or glassy material
AssigneeHeraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG
InventorHelmut FRIEDRICH
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Abstract
Measurement methods are known for determining the concentration of an ingredient in a body of ceramic or glassy material, in which the optical path length or the signal propagation time of a measurement wave penetrating the body of ceramic or glassy material in a measurement direction is determined and evaluated. Starting therefrom, in order to indicate a non-destructive method for determining a concentration of an ingredient in a body of ceramic or glassy material, which is also suitable for measurement in the production process of the body concerned, it is suggested according to one embodiment that modulated gigahertz radiation is used as the measurement wave.
Claims15
A method of determining the concentration of an ingredient in a body of ceramic or glassy material, comprising:
- measuring one of the optical path length and the signal propagation time of a measurement wave penetrating the glass body in a measurement direction, characterized in that modulated gigahertz radiation that covers the frequency range between 20 to 300 gigahertz is used as the measurement wave.
The method according to 1, characterized in that the distance between the surface of the body of ceramic or glassy material and a transmitter or receiver is greater than the dimension of the body situated in the main emission direction of the gigahertz radiation.
The method according to 1, characterized in that the distance between the surface of the body of ceramic or glassy material and a transmitter or receiver is smaller than the dimension of the body situated in the main emission direction of the gigahertz radiation.
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