Hi ,
Thank you for responding and your questions. This is for a series of experiments I must run for school. The old method was to manually adjust the probe to within 1 mm of the surface of the ice. Very imprecise, and opened us up to criticism - and rightly so. The sample containers are 120 mL Tite-rite containers with an approximate diameter of 2 inches.
My idea was that a robotic armed controlled by a sensor would lower the probe until it was within 1 mm and then halt. The sensor cannot be anything that may melt the ice surface as this would create issues with the FTIR readings. Then was the readings were complete retract the probe.
I am sure it can probably be done, but I need to do it as cheaply as I can because the University probably won’t pay for it.
Thanks