Abstract: A gas concentration measuring device including a light emitter and a light receiver which are disposed so as to be opposed to each other with a hollow tube-like measurement pipe interposed therebetween. The device is configured to measure concentration of target gas passing through the measurement pipe using light applied from the light emitter, transmitted through the inside of the measurement pipe, and received by the light receiver. Purge gas guide pipes through which purge gas is introduced into optical systems of the light emitter and the light receiver are connected to a side wall of the measurement pipe. The measurement pipe includes a gas entrance portion having a tapered shape widening from a gas supply port toward a downstream side thereof.

Abstract: A gas concentration measuring device (1) including a light emitter (3) and a light receiver (4) which are disposed so as to be opposed to each other with a hollow tube-like measurement pipe (2) interposed therebetween. The device (1) is configured to measure concentration of target gas passing through the measurement pipe (2) using light applied from the light emitter (3) transmitted through the inside of the measurement pipe (2), and received by the light receiver (4). Purge gas guide pipes (11, 13) through which purge gas is introduced into optical systems of the light emitter (3) and the light receiver (4) are connected to a side wall of the measurement pipe (2). The measurement pipe (2) includes a gas entrance portion (21) having a tapered shape widening from a gas supply port toward a downstream side thereof.

Abstract: A solar simulator having improved measurement precision, including an array of light emitters having point light emitters planarly arranged in a given range, an effective irradiated region spaced apart from a surface having the array thereon, and a portion which absorbs at least a part of light from a direction which passes through a gap between the individual point light emitters. In a preferred aspect, the light absorption portion includes an absorption surface disposed in at least a part of the gaps between the light emitters. In another preferred aspect, a translucent board holds the light emitters and has a translucent portion corresponding to at least a part of the gaps between the light emitters, and an absorption layer at a position for absorbing light from the direction which passes through the translucent portion.

Abstract: A solar simulator in which locational unevenness of irradiance is reduced by using a small and simple optical system, having an array of light emitters 2 with a plurality of point light emitters planarly arranged in a given range 24, an effective irradiated region 4 spaced apart from a surface having the point light emitters 26 arranged thereon, and a reflection mirror 6 disposed to surround the given range 24 of the array. Preferably, a distance L between the point light emitter positioned at the outermost portion of given range 24 of the array of light emitters 2 and a light-reflecting surface of the reflection mirror is half of a pitch a of the array of the point light emitters and, more preferably, the distance L is larger than half of a width b of each point light emitter, and smaller than half of the pitch a.