A method for analyzing high-resolution time-domain streak camera calibration data

Christopher T. Silbernagel; Peter Torres III; Daniel H. Kalantar

doi:10.1117/12.560040

26 October 2004 A method for analyzing high-resolution time-domain streak camera calibration data

Christopher T. Silbernagel, Peter Torres III, Daniel H. Kalantar

Proceedings Volume 5559, Advanced Signal Processing Algorithms, Architectures, and Implementations XIV; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.560040
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

Many experiments that require a highly accurate continuous time history of photon emission incorporate streak cameras into their setup. Nonlinear recordings both in time and spatial displacement are inherent to streak camera measurements. These nonlinearities can be attributed to sweep rate electronics, curvature of the electron optics, the magnification, and resolution of the electron optics. These nonlinearities are systematic; it has been shown that a short pulse laser source, an air-spaced etalon of known separation, and a defined spatial resolution mask can provide the proper image information to correct for the resulting distortion. A set of Interactive Data Language (IDL) software routines were developed to take a series of calibration images showing temporally and spatially displaced points, and map these points from a nonlinear to a linear space-time resultant function. This correction function, in combination with standardized image correction techniques, can be applied to experiment data to minimize systematic errors and improve temporal and spatial resolution measurements.

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Christopher T. Silbernagel, Peter Torres III, and Daniel H. Kalantar "A method for analyzing high-resolution time-domain streak camera calibration data", Proc. SPIE 5559, Advanced Signal Processing Algorithms, Architectures, and Implementations XIV, (26 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.560040

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