IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM

    公开(公告)号:US20170344845A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-30

    申请号:US15535128

    申请日:2015-12-17

    Inventor: Eiji KANEKO

    Abstract: In an image representing an observed ground surface area, the device calculates an optical-path-radiance with a high degree of accuracy. An image information processing device 3 includes: a storage unit 31 that associates and stores observation images representing the results of observing electromagnetic waves of a plurality of different wavelength bands reflected from a ground surface, information representing the wavelength bands, and information representing the observation environment; a first intermediate-optical-path-radiance calculation unit that, for each of the wavelength band, makes the radiance of a dark pixel meeting a radiance standard from among pixels composing an associated observation image an intermediate-optical-path-radiance; an irradiance calculation unit that calculates the irradiance from sunlight for each of the wavelength band on the basis of the information representing the observation environment; and a final-optical-path-radiance calculation unit that calculates a final-optical-path-radiance for each of the wavelength band on the basis of the irradiance and intermediate-optical-path-radiance.

    Determining a size of cell of a transmission spectroscopy device

    公开(公告)号:US09829378B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-28

    申请号:US15292593

    申请日:2016-10-13

    Abstract: A transmission spectroscopy device can direct light into a sample, and determine properties of the sample based on how much light emerges from the sample. The device can use a cell to contain the sample, so that the size of the cell defines the optical path length traversed by light in the sample. To ensure accuracy in the measurements, it is beneficial to calibrate the device by measuring the size of the cell periodically or as needed. To measure the size of the cell, the device can perform a transmission spectroscopy measurement of a known substance, such as pure water, to produce a measured absorbance spectrum of the known substance. The device can subtract a known absorbance spectrum of the known substance from the measured absorbance spectrum to form an oscillatory fringe pattern. The device can determine the size of the cell from a period of the fringe pattern.

    Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) apparatus based on high repetition rate pulsed laser

    公开(公告)号:US09797776B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-24

    申请号:US15166374

    申请日:2016-05-27

    CPC classification number: G01J3/443 G01J3/0208 G01J3/06 G01J3/10 G01J3/28

    Abstract: This invention discloses a laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) apparatus based on a high repetition rate pulsed laser. The laser produces a train of laser pulses at a high repetition rate in the kHz or even higher range. When the laser beam hits the sample, it generates several thousands of micro-plasma emissions per second. Synchronized miniature CCD array optical spectrometer modules collect the LIBS signal from these micro-plasma emissions. By adjusting the integration time of the spectrometer to cover a plurality of periods of the laser pulse train, the spectrometer integrates the LIBS signal produced by this plurality of laser pulses. Hence the intensity of the obtained LIBS spectrum can be greatly improved to increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and lower the limit of detection (LOD). In addition, the influence of pulse to pulse variation of the laser is minimized since the obtained LIBS spectrum is the spectrum of a plurality of micro-plasma emissions produced by a plurality of laser pulses. The high repetition rate laser also makes it possible to measure the LIBS signal at a short and a long integration time and mathematically combining the two spectra to obtain a LIBS spectrum with enhanced dynamic range.

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