Application of CCD Cameras to Investigations of Mixing on Boundaries of a Thermal Plasma Jet

Mixing of a thermal plasma jet with the surrounding atmosphere was studied using two CCD cameras （PCO SensiCam） situated detecting simultaneously the radiation of argon and nitrogen. The evaluation of image differences between two records showed that the location of regions on plasma jet boundaries characterised by stronger nitrogen radiation changes with the plasma flow rate. Close-to-laminar flow results in a small mixing rate and consequently low nitrogen optical emission on plasma jet boundaries. The increase of the flow rate leads to the formation of a relatively thick and stable layer on the boundaries characterised by strong nitrogen radiation. Further enhancement of the flow rate results in the formation of unstable regions of excited nitrogen molecules moving along the jet.

An Introduction to 2-CCD Digital Particle Image Velocimetry System and Its Application in Ocean Engineering

The basic principle of particle image velocinmetry (PIV) is described. When a PIV image is analyzed by the method of auto-correlation, there is a direction ambiguity of 180 degrees iii velocity measurement. The problem can be solved by using 'Image Shifting Technique', but this makes devices much complicated and difficult to control. A new arrangement of 2-CCD (Charge Coupled Device) fully digitized PIV system, which can also solve the problem successfully, is introduced in the paper. As an example of application of the system, an experimental result of flow field around a horizontal cylinder in wave is presented.

A quantitative striping removal algorithm for HY - 1 CCD data

Striping is a common phenomenon in remote sensing imagery acquired by most spaceborneand airborne multispectral sensors. In contrast to the destriping of the images of optoelectronic mechanical scanners, fewer work has been done for push-broom CCD images. Based on the characteristics of HY -1 push-broom multispectral CCD camera and its prelaunch radiometric calibration results, the striping features are analyzed and a quantitative striping removal algorithm is proposed. The algorithm is to obtain the inter-detector equalization curves to reflect the differences between detectors by statistic analysis of the satellite imagery data set, and image stripes arising from the nonuniformity of the detectors of the CCD array can be removed using the estimated equalization curves. The preliminary results show that this method can effectively remove the stripes and preserve the radiometric accuracy of the raw data at the same time.

Photographing of a Multi-Pellet Ablation Process in HL-1M Tokamak with CCD Camera

The 2D CCD camera has been used to take photos during hydrogen multi-pellet injection in HL-1M tokamak. The hydrogen multi-pellet (2 × 1.0 mm, 3× 1.2 mm, 3×1.2 ~ 1.3 mm) is horizontally injected into plasma. The observation is performed above the injection path at a sight angle 13.4°，As the shape of cloud ablation varies so quickly, the key points of the experiment have to be the high temporal resolution of CCD and the determination of pellet radial location in plasma. A series of improvements have been made with the experiment setup, including camera parameter, control (NA, ROI) and trigger mode, so as to satisfy the experiment requirements. Thus very nice photos along with the satisfying experimental results are obtained such as: (1) single exposure time reduced to 100 us (2) multi-frame in one discharge (FPS≥ 40) (3)multi-exposure for one pellet so that further observation of the temporal process of pellet ablation may be possible. Through the data analysis on the spatial distibution of pellet ablation clouds in photos taken, the pellet dimensions, trajectory of the cloud and pellet velocity are obtained, and the physical mechanism of pellet-plasma interactions also analyzed. In particular, it is possible to provide an effective means for measuring q-profile of HL-1M plasma.

Preliminary Study of CAS-LIBB Single-Particle MicrobeamⅡEndstation:Ⅱ.Considerations for Choosing the Right CCD Camera

The proposed multi-dimensional quantitative fluorescence microscopy for the CASLIBB single-particle microbeam II endstation is a CCD-based imaging system. We systematically analyse the theoretical and the practical considerations pertinent to choosing the right CCD camera and unveiling the principles underlying multifarious parameters. Therefore, this analysis can be a valuable tool in scrutinizing each parameter and clarifying proper usage of a scientific CCD camera.

Online application of automatic surface quality inspection system to finishing line of cold rolled strips

An automatic surface quality inspection system installed on a finishing lineof cold rolled strips is introduced. The system is able to detect surface defects on cold rolledstrips, such as scratches, coil breaks, rusts, roll imprints, and so on. Multiple CCD area scancameras were equipped to capture images of strip surface simultaneously. Defects were detectedthrough 'Dark-field illumination' which is generated by LED illuminators. Parallel computationtechnique and fast processing algorithms were developed for real-time data processing. Theapplication to the production line shows that the system is able to detect defects effectively.

New measuring method of fiber alignment in precision torsion pendulum experiments

Testing the extreme weak gravitational forces between torsion pendulum and surrounding objects will indicate new physics which attracts many interests.In these measurements,the fiber alignment plays a crucial role in fulfilling high precision placement measurement,especially in measuring the deviation between the fiber and source mass or other objects.The traditional way of the fiber alignment requires to measure the component of the pendulum body and then transfer to the torsion fiber by some complicated calculations.A new method is reported here by using a CCD camera to get the projection image of the torsion fiber,which is a direct and no-contact measurement.Furthermore,the relative position change of the torsion fiber can also be monitored during the experiment.In our experiment,the alignment between the fiber and the center of the turntable has been operated as an example.Our result reaches the accuracy of several micrometers which is higher than the previous method.

Fuelling and Diagnostics with Pellet Injection in the HL-1M Tokamak

The pellet injection experiments for fuelling and diagnostics have been carried out on the HL-1M tokamak. The eight-pellet injector was installed on HL-1M. A reliable monitordetector and camera system was set up to take initial pellet photographs and measure the initial pellet speed and size. High fuelling efficiency of 60 % - 100 % and a density profile with a peaking factor of 1.8 - 2.0 were obtained. The maximum density close to 10^14/cm^3 in HL-1M was achieved with newly optimized combined fuelling techniques. Two typical models of pellet ablation have been utilized for simulative calculation of the ablation rates in HL-1M. In comparison with the distribution of the measured Hα emission intensity from the digital data of the CCD camera, the experimental result seems more optimistic for core fuelling than theoretical predictions by the two models. The safety factor profile q（r） has been extracted from the information provided by the CCD camera during the pellet injection. The reliability of the measured results depends mainly on the calibration of the imaging space position. Based on the calibration, the measured q-profile becomes more reasonable than those published previously for the same shot number and same photograph.

Center of rotation estimation for rocket nozzle by infrared reflective makers and image sequences

The determination of an accurate center of rotation of rocket motor nozzle or other object to be measured is of great interest across a wide range of applications,such as rocket,missile,robotics,industry,spaceflight,aviation and human motion analysis fields,particularly for clinical gait analysis.A new approach was proposed to estimate the moving objects' instantaneous center of rotation and other motion parameters.The new method assumes that the two segment of object to be measured are rigid body which rotates around a center of rotation between each other relatively.The center of rotation varies with time in the global coordinate system but is fixed in the local coordinate system attached to each segment.The models of rocket motor nozzle and its movement were established.The arbitrary moving object's corresponding to motion equations were deduced,and the least square closed-form solutions of the object's motion parameters were figured out.It is assumed that the two high speed CCD cameras mounted on the 750 nm infrared(IR) filter are synchronized and calibrated in advance.The virtual simulation experiment using 3D coordinates of markers was conducted by synchronized stereo image sequences based on 6-DOF motion platform and the experimental results prove the feasibility of our algorithm.The test results show that the precision of x,y,z component on center of rotation is up to 0.14 mm,0.13 mm,0.15 mm.

A rapid and convenient experimental method of absolutely calibrating transmission of x-ray flat-response filter

We develop a rapid and convenient experimental method of absolutely calibrating the transmission of an x-ray flatresponse filter. The calibration experiment is performed on a small laser-target facility, and a set of high resolution holographic flat-field grating spectrometers is used as a discrimination system of the laser-produced x-ray source. Given that the holographic flat-field grating has a relatively large width, the grating is divided into two regions for use in that direction,where one region has the filter added and the other region does not. The filter transmission is determined by dividing the x-ray signal counts detected when the filter is in the line of sight by those detected when the filter is out of the line of sight.We find that the calibration results of this experiment agree with the calibration results using a synchrotron radiation source,as well as simulation results. Our method is not only highly reliable but also rapid and convenient.

Three-dimensional motion parameters estimation from stereo image sequences based on infrared reflective markers

In this paper,an innovative 3D motion parameters estimation method from stereo image sequences based on infrared(IR) reflective markers is presented.It was assumed that two high speed CCD cameras had been calibrated previously.The method consists of the following steps:1) the coordinate of several markers and depth map for each stereo pair was determined from the sequences of stereo images by relations of markers' coordinate the correspondence between markers was established,2) the 3D motion parameters of the target was computed based upon the matched markers' coordinate,and 3) translated 3D motion parameters estimation into the problem of least square according to the movement model of the object to be measured.Without using line,curve or corner correspondence,this method can calculate the depth of these markers feature easily and quickly in contrast to traditional approaches.The two CCD cameras work on 200 f/s,and each processing cost time is about 3 ms.It was found that,by using several markers and a large number of stereo images,this method can improve the computational speed,robustness and numerical accuracy of the motion parameters in comparison with traditional methods.The virtual simulation experiment was conducted using synthesized stereo image sequences based on 6-DOF motion platform and the experimental results proved the validity of our approach and showed that the translation and rotation precision is up to 0.1 mm and 0.1°.

Experimental Results from Bore Phenomenon in Open Cylindrical Channel under Precession

Experimental campaigns were carried out to extract results from the flow in an open cylindrical channel under precession. The bore or the hydraulic jump is the main concentration. The experimental results are varied;this includes velocity results and geometrical ones related to the depths, phases, and lengths. For the geometrical ones a Coupled-Charged Device Camera (CCD) is used to extract pictures, those enable us to get quantitative and qualitative results. For the velocity results, Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV) is used to extract the velocity signals under the bore surface, after analyzing them it turned out that they have Cnoidal form, thus a new BBM model is derived, which is exactly as the one derived by Peregrine (1966), the only difference is the forcing gravity term, this model is solved analytically after omitting this gravity term as it is considered small, and the solution is compared with the real signals with good match. Finally, a new relationship that connects between the conjugate depths after and before the bore is derived which has time-space dependency due to the Centrifugal effect, it was also used and compared with some experimental results.

CCD camera system design for the beam diagnostic by using OTR

In this paper, a new CCD camera system used in the OTR beam measurement is presented, the basic principle of OTR beam measurement and the application of CCD chips-ICX208CL and AD9929 in camera system design are introduced in detail.

A New Technique for CCD Camera Auto-Calibration

A novel feature-round-based coplanar drone for the CCD camera auto-calibration is designed. Based on the ellipse similarity, an ellipse recognition algorithm is proposed. The experiment indicates the calibration error is less than 0.4 pixel.

Studies of an X-ray imaging detector based on THGEM and CCD camera

Introduction The photons generated by the electron avalanche in gaseous detectors are known as the secondary scintillation light,of which the spectrum range is from ultraviolet to visible.So it is possible to collect directly the avalanche-induced photons in visible range by light sensors,such as charged-couple device(CCD).The optical readout is a new method for 2-D imaging of high spatial resolution based on the micro-pattern gaseous detectors(MPGDs).Purpose The traditional charge readout method for the MPGDs is complicated,expensive,and strongly depends on the technology of application-specific integrated circuit.In some cases,for example,low-frame-rate 2-D imaging,the optical readout has more advantages,such as simple,cheap and easy to use.Therefore,a gaseous detector was developed based on the thick gaseous electron multiplier(THGEM)and the ordinary scientific CCD camera as readout to realize the X-ray imaging instead of charge readout.Methods and materials The THGEMs with 60×60 mm^(2) sensitive area were developed to reach high gain,and the Ar+CF4 gas mixture was chosen for strong light emission.And so a general scientific CCD can be used for readout and replacing the intensified CCD,which is more expensive than general CCD.Results Some clear X-ray images were obtained by this optical readout THGEM detector,and the spatial resolution achieved is 275µm.It is indicated that this kind of detectors have promising imaging capability and great potential for practical application.

Optical attenuator based on phase modulation of a spatial light modulator

In this Letter, we propose an optical attenuator based on the phase modulation of a spatial light modulator （SLM）. In this system, we use two polarized beam splitters （PBSs） to control the polarized light and one SLM to modulate the phase of the polarized light. In the initial state, the light beam is divided into p-light and s-light when it passes through the first PBS. When the light passes through the second PBS, s-light is reflected and p-light is detected by the CCD camera. By loading different grayscales on the SLM, p-light changes its polarized state to s-light. The light power can be attenuated during the loading process. Our experiment shows that the system can obtain a wide optical attenuation from 1-27.2 dB. When loading two grayscales, the SLM has a fast switching time of 25 ms under a low actuated voltage of 5.5 V. The response time of the optical attenuator depends on the switching time of the SLM. Therefore, the system can also have a fast response time. By using the method of spatial multiplexing and adding two mirrors in the system, it can also be extended into a 1 × 2 optical switch. The results verify its feasibility. The optical attenuator has wide applications in photonic signal processing and fiber-optic communication.

Clastogenic ROS and biophotonics in precancerous diagnosis

BACKGROUND： Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. The application of biophotonics for diagnosing precancerous lesions is a major breakthrough in oncology and is associated with the expression of clastogenic bio-markers, such as reactive oxygen species （ROS）, namely, superoxide anion radicals, hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl radicals, and lipid peroxidation products. These ROS are the major sources of ultra-weak biophotons emission; in addition, biophotons are emitted from other biomolecules, which are not associated with ROS. The precancerous phase is diagnosed on the basis ofbiophoton emission from biomarkers. The type of biophotons emitted depends on the structure of the clastogenic ROS. METHODS： ROS-based emission of ultra-weak photons can be detected using charge coupled device （CCD） cameras and photomultiplier tubes. Furthermore, spectroscopic and microscopic analysis can yield more advanced and definite results. RESULTS： The frequency and intensity of biophoton emission associated with each ROS provides information regarding the precancerous phase. Previous have attempted to show an association between precancerous growth and biophoton emission; however, their results were not conclusive. In this review, we have addressed multiple aspects of the molecular environment, especially light- matter interactions, to derive a successful theoretical relationship which may have the ability to diaganose the tumor at precancerous stage and to give the solutions of previous failures. This can be a major quantum leap toward precancerous diagnosis therapy. CONCLUSION： Biophotonics provides an advanced framework, for easily diagnosing cancer at its preliminary stage. The relationship between biophotons, clastogenic factors, and biochemical reactions in the cellular microenvironment can be understood successfully. The advancement in precancerous diagnosis will improve human health worldwide. The versatility of biophotonics can be used further for novel applications in biology, biochemistry, chemistry and social fields.