Patent ID: 7903253
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: G01J,G02B

Abstract:
1. A method of obtaining a time-resolved spectrum of a sample undergoing a reaction, the method comprising: a. providing a microscope comprising: b. generating an optical path difference using an interferometer; c. irradiating interference light generated in step (b) to a sample and collecting light from a measurement area of the sample; d. detecting the light collected by the light sampler using a multi-element detector having a plurality of photoelectric elements, each photoelectric element corresponding to a minute measurement region in the measurement area with one-to-one correspondence; e. initiating a reaction after the moving mirror is positioned at a stop position P f. sending a trigger signal to a data sampler for initiating sampling of intensity data at a predetermined constant interval, t g. sampling, using the data sampler, intensity data sent from each photoelectric element, according to the predetermined constant interval, t h. moving the mirror to a subsequent stop position P i. repeating steps (b) through (g) for remaining stop positions P j. obtaining a spectrum data at t k. obtaining the time resolved spectrum data for each minute measurement region by repeating step (j) for remaining t