摘要 |
A flow cell (10) for transporting fluid in a radiant energy field includes a cell body (12) having a tube (20) extending therethrough including a radiant energy blocking portion integral therewith. In a particular embodiment, the cell body (12) includes one or more end caps (14, 16) having a protrusion (40) may be inserted into the tube (20) to create a fluid seal, the end caps (14, 16) including open channels for transporting fluid (28, 32) and radiant energy (26, 30) therethrough, and the tube (20) in the cell body (12) includes an efficient radiant energy transmission lining that is spaced from the end cap protrusions (40), thereby forming a gap volume in the flow cell open channel (18), which gap volume may be calibrated such that radiant energy losses may be standardized in respective flow cells transporting fluids having various indices of refraction. |