Enhanced color ratio calibration approach for two-dimensional surface thermometry using laser-induced phosphorescence
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Summary, in English
An alternative concept for calibrating spectral image intensity ratios is described, which provides simple, but effective means of compensation for systematic errors, caused by nonlinearities in signal detection. The method relies on image segmentation by means of
signal thresholds, where pixels are organized into different subgroups according to their corresponding signal count value. Instead of defining one global spectral ratio per calibration
temperature, the phosphor-coated target surface is illuminated inhomogeneously and resulting image ratios are calibrated individually for each pixel intensity subgroup. This allows the
exploitation of high intensity regions on the camera chip which offer great precision advantages, but suffer from systematic errors caused by signal nonlinearities. Temperature calibration data of BaMg2Al16O27:Eu in the temperature range between 270 and 470 K was
used to assess and compare the potential of both calibration approaches. In comparison to the conventional, e.g. global calibration approach, accuracy improvements of up to 39% were
gained even while keeping average signal intensities below 15% of the detector’s full dynamic range. Image ratio evaluations, based on segregated pixel subgroups, could help improve measurement accuracy also for other techniques, relying on the calibration of measured
quantities. In two-dimensional phosphor thermometry, it helps bridge the current precision gap between two-color ratio methods and more elaborate lifetime-imaging approaches.
signal thresholds, where pixels are organized into different subgroups according to their corresponding signal count value. Instead of defining one global spectral ratio per calibration
temperature, the phosphor-coated target surface is illuminated inhomogeneously and resulting image ratios are calibrated individually for each pixel intensity subgroup. This allows the
exploitation of high intensity regions on the camera chip which offer great precision advantages, but suffer from systematic errors caused by signal nonlinearities. Temperature calibration data of BaMg2Al16O27:Eu in the temperature range between 270 and 470 K was
used to assess and compare the potential of both calibration approaches. In comparison to the conventional, e.g. global calibration approach, accuracy improvements of up to 39% were
gained even while keeping average signal intensities below 15% of the detector’s full dynamic range. Image ratio evaluations, based on segregated pixel subgroups, could help improve measurement accuracy also for other techniques, relying on the calibration of measured
quantities. In two-dimensional phosphor thermometry, it helps bridge the current precision gap between two-color ratio methods and more elaborate lifetime-imaging approaches.
Department/s
Publishing year
2013
Language
English
Publication/Series
Measurement Science & Technology
Volume
24
Issue
8
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Topic
- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
Keywords
- laser-induced phosphorescence
- thermographic phosphors
- thermometry
- ICCD detectors
- BAM
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0957-0233