Computer image analysis of etched tracks from ionizing radiation

Details Computer image analysis of etched tracks from ionizing radiation Computer image analysis of etched tracks from ionizing radiation

Jun 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994hous.rept.....b&link_type=abstract

Final Report Houston Univ., Clear Lake, TX.

Computer Science

Computer Techniques, Density Distribution, Image Analysis, Ionizing Radiation, Lunar Soil, Particle Tracks, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Computer Programs, Digital Techniques, Infrared Radiation, Lunar Geology, Lunar Rocks, Spectral Reflectance

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I proposed to continue a cooperative research project with Dr. David S. McKay concerning image analysis of tracks. Last summer we showed that we could measure track densities using the Oxford Instruments eXL computer and software that is attached to an ISI scanning electron microscope (SEM) located in building 31 at JSC. To reduce the dependence on JSC equipment, we proposed to transfer the SEM images to UHCL for analysis. Last summer we developed techniques to use digitized scanning electron micrographs and computer image analysis programs to measure track densities in lunar soil grains. Tracks were formed by highly ionizing solar energetic particles and cosmic rays during near surface exposure on the Moon. The track densities are related to the exposure conditions (depth and time). Distributions of the number of grains as a function of their track densities can reveal the modality of soil maturation. As part of a consortium effort to better understand the maturation of lunar soil and its relation to its infrared reflectance properties, we worked on lunar samples 67701,205 and 61221,134. These samples were etched for a shorter time (6 hours) than last summer's sample and this difference has presented problems for establishing the correct analysis conditions. We used computer counting and measurement of area to obtain preliminary track densities and a track density distribution that we could interpret for sample 67701,205. This sample is a submature soil consisting of approximately 85 percent mature soil mixed with approximately 15 percent immature, but not pristine, soil.

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