Patent ID: 8614793

Claim:
A fluorescence analysis system comprising: a sensor head that includes at least one light source configured to emit light into a flow of fluid, at least one detector configured to detect fluorescent emissions from the flow of fluid, and a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the flow of fluid; and a flow chamber that includes a housing defining a cavity into which the sensor head is inserted, an inlet port extending through the housing and configured to communicate the flow of fluid from outside of the cavity to an interior of the cavity, and an outlet port extending through the housing and configured to communicate the flow of fluid from the interior of the cavity to back outside of the cavity, wherein the housing is configured such that, when the flow of fluid enters the housing via the inlet port, the flow of fluid divides into at least a major stream passing through a first physical channel adjacent the light source and the detector and a minor stream passing through a second physical channel adjacent the temperature sensor, the first physical channel being different than the second physical channel.