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|description='''Air calibration''' of an oxygen sensor (polarographic oxygen sensor) is performed routinely on any day before starting a respirometric experiment. The volume fraction of oxygen in dry air is constant. An aqueous solution in equilibrium with air has the same partial pressure as that in water vapour saturated air. The water vapour is a function of temperature only. The partial oxygen pressure in aqueous solution in equilibrium with air is, therefore, a function of total barometric pressure and temperature. Bubbling an aqueous solution with air generates deviations from barometric pressure within small gas bubbles and is, therefore, not recommended. To equilibrate an aqueous solution ata known partial pressure of oxygen, the aqueous solution is stirred rigorously in a chamber enclosing air at constant temperature.
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== Air calibration in the O2k ==
'''Air calibration''' of the polarographic oxygen sensor is performed routinely on any day before an experiment. Switch on the O2k, select the experimental temperature and gain setting (Oxygraph control window [F7]). Clean the chamber and add experimental medium (at least 2.1 ml for a 2 ml chamber). Then the stopper is fully inserted while the stirrer is on, and excess medium is siphoned off the receptacle of the stopper. Now the stopper is [[Open chamber|partially opened]] and positioned with the [[stopper spacer]]. Β 
'''Air calibration''' of the polarographic oxygen sensor is performed routinely on any day before an experiment. Switch on the O2k, select the experimental temperature and gain setting (Oxygraph control window [F7]). Clean the chamber and add experimental medium (at least 2.1 ml for a 2 ml chamber). Then the stopper is fully inserted while the stirrer is on, and excess medium is siphoned off the receptacle of the stopper. Now the stopper is [[Open chamber|partially opened]] and positioned with the [[stopper spacer]]. Β 


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Calibration parameters are copied to clipboard, for insertion into the Excel Template "[[O2k-Calibration-List]].xls". This template can be copied from [http://www.oroboros.at/index.php?o2k-o2calibration www.oroboros.at].
Calibration parameters are copied to clipboard, for insertion into the Excel Template "[[O2k-Calibration-List]].xls". This template can be copied from [http://www.oroboros.at/index.php?o2k-o2calibration www.oroboros.at].


See also: [[Raw signal]], [[Zero calibration]], [[Stirrer test]], [[Air calibration for high O2 experiments]]
See also: [[Raw signal]], [[Zero calibration]], [[Stirrer test]], [[Air calibration for high O2 experiments]].


* [http://www.oroboros.at/index.php?o2k-o2calibration O2k-Manual: Oxygen and pX (pH) calibration. MiPNet12.08]
* [http://www.oroboros.at/index.php?o2k-o2calibration O2k-Manual: Oxygen and pX (pH) calibration. MiPNet12.08]
* [[MiPNet06.03_O2-Calib-Solubility]]
* [[Gnaiger_2008_POS]]
* [[Gnaiger_2008_POS]]
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Air calibration

Description

Air calibration of an oxygen sensor (polarographic oxygen sensor) is performed routinely on any day before starting a respirometric experiment. The volume fraction of oxygen in dry air is constant. An aqueous solution in equilibrium with air has the same partial pressure as that in water vapour saturated air. The water vapour is a function of temperature only. The partial oxygen pressure in aqueous solution in equilibrium with air is, therefore, a function of total barometric pressure and temperature. Bubbling an aqueous solution with air generates deviations from barometric pressure within small gas bubbles and is, therefore, not recommended. To equilibrate an aqueous solution ata known partial pressure of oxygen, the aqueous solution is stirred rigorously in a chamber enclosing air at constant temperature.

Abbreviation: R1

Reference: MiPNet06.03_O2-Calib-Solubility


MitoPedia methods: Respirometry, Fluorometry, Spectrophotometry 




Air calibration in the O2k

Air calibration of the polarographic oxygen sensor is performed routinely on any day before an experiment. Switch on the O2k, select the experimental temperature and gain setting (Oxygraph control window [F7]). Clean the chamber and add experimental medium (at least 2.1 ml for a 2 ml chamber). Then the stopper is fully inserted while the stirrer is on, and excess medium is siphoned off the receptacle of the stopper. Now the stopper is partially opened and positioned with the stopper spacer.

Then the stirred aqeous phase is equilibrated with the oxygen contained in the small air space included in the chamber. Use Graph layout "01 Calibration Exp. Gr3-Temp" or "02 Background Experiment".

After stability is obtained within 20-30 min (the uncorrected slope is close to zero (less than +/- 1 pmol.s-1.ml-1), a mark is set on the blue trace of the oxygen signal (R1), and inserted in the calibration window [F5].

Perform the oxygen calibration [F5] on-line, such that the calibration parameters are carried over automatically as a default calibration in subsequently opened DatLab files.

Calibration parameters are copied to clipboard, for insertion into the Excel Template "O2k-Calibration-List.xls". This template can be copied from www.oroboros.at.

See also: Raw signal, Zero calibration, Stirrer test, Air calibration for high O2 experiments.

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