Spectrometer

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OBJECT TYPE: RF MASS/GAS
DATE: 1954
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0974.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: PROTOTYPE
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STAINLESS STEEL; GLASS SEALS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 21.6 cm
Width: 6.4 cm
Height: 6.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Light & electromagnetic radiation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS SPECTROMETER DISPLAYED IN 1954 AT INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR. NEVER USED COMMERCIALLY.
Canada: DESIGNED BY THE RADIO & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION, NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA. DISPLAYED IN MILAN, ITALY AT THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR, 1954 AS PART OF THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT EXPOSITION.
Function: TO ANALYSE GASES BY THE ABSORPTION OF CERTAIN RADIO FREQUENCIES, AND DISPLAY THE RESULTS ON A CALIBRATED DISPLAY MONITOR.
Technical: THIS INSTRUMENT SAMPLES MIXTURES OF GASES, AND DETERMINES THE CONSTITUENTS OF THE MIXTURE AND THEIR RELATIVE CONCENTRATIONS. EXTREMELY SENSITIVE, IT MAY BE USED TO SELECT ONE COMPONENT OF A MIXTURE OF GASES, AND CONTROL THE CONCENTRATION OF THE CHOSEN GAS BY A SUITABLE CONTROL CIRCUIT. VARIOUS GASES ARE SELECTED BY A RADIO-FREQUENCY SYSTEM. THIS FEATURE ALLOWS THE INSTRUMENT TO BE MADE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE CONVENTIONAL INSTRUMENT WHICH USES A MAGNET. (REF. 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None.
Missing: NONE. From CA of 11/26/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: POLISHED STAINLESS STEEL.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Spectrometer, circa 1954, Artifact no. 1969.0974, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1969.0974.001/

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