Optical methods

Experimental Techniques;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Series: Part 3 1. INTRODUCTION The Optical Methods Division (OMD) exists "to advance...development of new applications of Optical Methods in mechanics by organizing symposia-ty...research directions and applications of optical methods and techniques relevant to experimental...

Optical methods in experimental mechincs: Part 2: Interference of light...

Experimental Techniques;  July 1, 2002 ;     524 words ......is one of the two cornerstones of optical methods of measurement, the other being diffraction...same axis. For much of our study of optical methods, we will rely on physical reasoning...Editor's Note: This new Department, Optical Methods: Back to Basics, is organized by ET...

Optical methods in experimental mechanics: Part 1: The nature and...

Experimental Techniques;  May 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......the first in a pedagogical series on optical methods of measurement as used by practitioners...progress to the two cornerstones of optical methods, interference and diffraction, and...creation of light, both important in optical methods of measurement. But, we do not need...

UNIFYING CONCEPTS IN TEACHING OPTICAL METHODS

Experimental Techniques;  March 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......teaching of experimental mechanics, and optical methods in particular, more efficient. This...strain gages, motion measurement, and optical methods. This course incorporates some required...author has offered short courses on optical methods of measurement to groups of various...

Optical measurement methods in biomechanics

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  November 1, 1997 ;     287 words ......experiments cannot be conducted in the imaging equipment. Optical methods may therefore be the solution to many problems of biomechanical...who are interested in biomechanical measurement by optical methods. [Author Affiliation] Alan Turner-Smith.

Establishing standards in optical strain measurement

Experimental Techniques;  March 1, 2001 ;     460 words ......computational techniques. Traditionally, optical methods have been used for the measurement...the more extensive use of full field optical methods could be to stimulate greater interest...industrial and academic users of the optical methods of strain measurement. The formation...

Ambertec beta formation tester supplants optical methods

PPI;  October 1, 1997 ;     325 words ......accurate measurement of formation than testers based on optical methods. The Ambertec Beta Formation Tester is insensitive to variations...therefore directly comparable. This is not possible with the optical methods generally used. Even coloured or printed papers within a...

Suspended solids, density sensor: Markland Specialty Engineering Ltd.(NEW...

Pollution Engineering;  September 1, 2007 ;     70 words ......affected by color. Using ultrasound, the meter can be used in open-top tanks or pipelines. It measures slurries too thick for optical methods. Safe ultrasound requires no permits to operate. The company offers free testing of user samples before purchasing. [ILLUSTRATION...

Optical Methods in Experimental Mechanics: Part 23: Reflection Moiré

Experimental Techniques;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...OPTICAL METHODS Back to Basics by Gary Cloud REVIEW AND PURPOSE The previous two...reflection moir is that it can help us understand and extend certain other optical methods, notably speckle techniques. There is reason to believe that a method...

Suspended Solids Meter. (Public Works Equipment & Services).(Brief...

Public Works;  December 1, 2001 ;     62 words ......suspended solids meters use ultrasonic attenuation to measure the concentration of sludges and slurries that are too thick for optical methods. The microprocessor instrument features automatic pushbutton calibration, automatic dynamic damping, advanced self-diagnostics...

Corrections to Sep/Oct 2003 ET

Experimental Techniques;  November 1, 2003 ;     71 words ......Michigan State University. Due to a technical error, some information in the article, Status of Experimental Mechanics Series: Optical Methods, on pages 19 and 20, did not print properly. If you would like a copy of the corrected article, please email Pat Deuschle...

Suspended Solids Meter.

Public Works;  February 1, 2000 ;     57 words ......suspended solids meters use ultrasonic attenuation to measure the concentration of sludges and slurries that are too thick for optical methods. An animated Web site (www.sludgecontrols.com) shows how the system works. The microprocessor-based 502 Series features...

Second Harmonic Imaging of Exocytosis at Fertilization

Biophysical Journal;  June 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......As a tool for studying electrophysiology by less invasive optical methods, such dyes have been primarily developed for significant...these observations further demonstrate the potential of optical methods such as SHG and 2PF microscopy for the study of physiological...

Multimodality Molecular Imaging with Combined Optical and SPECT/PET...

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine;  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......is the fusion of radionuclear and optical methods. This less frequent use is probably...studies, the fusion of radionuclear and optical methods is a less frequently used multimodality...and smaller lesions, more sensitive optical methods have been developed for imaging biochemical...

CalbaTech Announces Award of University of California Discovery Grant From...

PR Newswire;  February 9, 2004 ;     700+ words ......chemiluminescent probes, photoproteins, and others. While those optical methods afford the necessary sensitivity for most of these measurements...less expensive instrumentation compared to the traditional optical methods. Applications for this technology include medical and clinical...