BESIII barrel time-of-flight （TOF） calibration using cosmic ray data

The principle of the method for the BESIII TOF calibration using cosmic ray data without magnetic field are reported in this paper. After applying calibration constants, the single-end readout time resolution could reach about 150 ps, and the time resolution for one layer is achieved to be about 110 ps. The paper also described the extraction scheme for the event start time of cosmic events.     

Oscillatory disturbance in force calibration of optical tweezers

In the calibration of the optical trap stiffness, it is found that there appears an attenuating oscillation as an oscillatory disturbance added to the trapped bead movement, when the scanner is driven by a triangular wave input.An equivalent oscillator model is put forward to explain the mechanism of the oscillatory disturbance. Both the measurements and calculations show that the attenuating oscillation comes from the oscillation of the scanner and the triangular wave drive causes this additional oscillation of the scanner. Furthermore, the analysis indicates that the oscillatory disturbance will become stronger, when the stiffness of the trap increases or the natural frequency of the scanner decreases. We adopt another driving way, i.e. a sinusoidal wave input is used instead of the triangular wave input. Our experiment has verified that in this case the oscillatory disturbance is eliminated completely.     

Energy calibration of tagged photons by the d（γ,π~-pp） reaction

The energy of tagged photons, which were provided from the internal photon tagging system of the Laboratory of Nuclear Science, Tohoku University, has been calibrated using the d（γ,π-pp） reaction. Charged pions and protons in the final state were detected with the Neutral Kaon Spectrometer （NKS2）. Photon energies were obtained from the reaction of d（γ,π-pp）. The derived photon energy was consistent with the design of the tagger system and the previous measurement using electron-positron pair production. The consistency demonstrates the performance of NKS2 and the capability of the photon energy calibration using d（γ,π-pp）.     

Method of array shape calibration based on time delay estimation using two auxiliary sources

As for a flexible horizontal array deployed in the sea, it is difficult to obtain each sensor's precise relative position. Therefore a method of array shape calibration is proposed. The method is described as follows. Firstly two separate auxiliary sources are deployed. Secondly tune delay of each sensor's received signal is estimated. Finally, with the aid of GPS location of the sources and the horizontal array, relative sensor positions of the horizontal array can be determined. The estimation of relative sensor positions is unbiased. Simultaneously, simulation analysis has been done to estimate its standard variance, and the optimal flare angle of the two sources has been derived. Data of 2001 Asian Sea International Experiment have been used to validate the method. After array calibration, measured source azimuth angle agrees with the real one, and measured array gain agrees with the theoretical gain. In conclusion, the theoretical and experimental results both show that the method can determine each sensor's relative position precisely.     

A pressure calibration method for a portable wide-access ＂panoramic＂ cell

A simple and convenient pressure calibration method is developed for a newly designed portable wide-access ＇panoramic＇ cell. This cell is adapted to angle-dispersive-mode high-pressure in situ neutron diffraction of reactor neutron sources. This pressure calibration method has established a relationship between the cell pressure and the anvil displace- ment （gasket compression） based on the fixed-point calibration technique. By employing TiZr gasket with a thickness of 3 mm and WC anvil with a culet of 4 mm diameter, the average anvil displacements are 1.31 mm and 2.22 mm for Bi phase transitions （2.55 GPa and 7.7 GPa）, and 1.85 mm for Ba phase transitions （5.5 GPa）, respectively. In this pressure range, the pressure increases quickly with decreasing gasket thickness, and undergoes a linear increase with the anvil displacement. By extrapolating the calibration curve, the cell pressure will achieve 10 GPa when the anvil displacement is around 2.5 ram.     

Online charge calibration of LHAASO-WCDA——a study with the engineering array

LHAASO-WCDA is a large ground-based water Cherenkov detector array planned to be built at ShangriLa, Yunnan Province, China. As a major component of the LHAASO project, the main purpose of LHAASO-WCDA is to survey the northern sky for very-high-energy（above 100 GeV） gamma ray sources and measure the spectrum. To gain full knowledge of the water Cherenkov technique and to investigate the engineering issues, a 9-cell detector array has been built at the Yang-Ba-Jing site, neighboring the ARGO-YBJ experiment. With the array, charge calibration methods for both low and high ranges of the PMT readout are studied, whose result shows that a precision at several percentages can be reached, which can satisfy the requirement of the detector array. During the long term operation, the charge calibration stability and environmental afection are studied; in this paper, the results are discussed. These calibration methods are proposed to be applied in the future LHAASO-WCDA project.     

AIP HANDBOOK OF CONDENSER MICROPHONES Theory, calibration, and measurements

TheAIPHANDBOOKOFCONDENSERMICROPHONESeditedbyCanadianscientistsGeorgeS.K.WONGandF.W.EMBLETON,isoneinAIPseriesinModernAcousticsandSignalProcessing,RobertT.Beyer,seriesEditor-in-ChiefWONGisthedirectoroftheInstituteofNationa1MeasurementStandards,NationalRcsearchCouncil,Canada,andEMBLETONhispredecessorandnotedacousticianinnorthAmerica.Abookundereditorshipofsuchknowledgeab1escientistsisboundtobeexcellentinitscontentandpresentation.Thebookisagoodreferenceinstudying,te…     

NaI （Tl） calorimeter calibration and simulation for Coulomb sum rule experiment in Hall-A at Jefferson Lab

A precision measurment of inclusive electron scattering cross sections is carried out at Jefferson Lab in the quasi-elastic region for ⁴He, ¹²C, ⁵⁶Fe and ²⁰⁸Pb targets. The longitudinal (R_L) and transverse (R_T) response functions of the nucleon need to be extracted precisely in the momentum transfer range 0.55 GeV/c≤|q|≤1.0 GeV/c. To achieve the above goal, a NaI (Tl) calorimeter is used to distinguish good electrons from background, including pions and low energy electrons rescattered from the walls of the spectrometer magnets. Due to a large set of kinematics and changes in HV settings, a number of calibrations are performed for the NaI (Tl) detector. Corrections for a few blocks of NaI (Tl) with bad or no signal are applied. The resolution of the NaI (Tl) detector after calibration reached (δE)/√E ≈ 3% at E=1 GeV. The performance of the NaI (Tl) detector is compared with a simulation. The good calibration and background analysis for the NaI(Tl) detector are very important for the reduction of the systematic error of cross sections and the separation of R_L and R_T.     

Effect of coating thickness on the calibration and measurement uncertainty of a wide-band liquid crystal thermography

<正>The liquid crystal thermography is a high-resolution and non-intrusive optical technique for full-field temperature measurement.We present detailed calibration data for a wide-bandwidth thermochromic liquid crystal(TLC) to investigate the effect of the coating thickness on the hue-temperature characteristics and the measurement uncertainty of the TLC.It is found that the coating thickness has appreciable effect on the TLC hue-temperature curve.For TLC coatings with the thickness over 20μm,a thicker TLC coating shows a relatively smaller measurement uncertainty,but the effect of the coating thickness is non-distinctive on the measurement uncertainty.     

Instabilités de calibration de phase

In very long baseline interferometry, the image reconstruction procedures are very sensitive to the potential instabilities of the phase calibration operation. The analysis presented in this Note reveals that these instabilities are due to the existence of secondary minima (more or less critical) of the phase calibration objective functional. By resolving the corresponding integer ambiguity problems in an appropriate manner, these minima can be explicitly identified and compared. The stability of the self-calibration procedures can thus be easily controlled. To cite this article: A. Lannes, C. R. Physique 4 (2003).     

航空自动测试设备系统级校准方法探讨

为了解决航空自动测试设备(ATE)校准问题,从系统级校准方法角度,提出了分级校准法、外内结合校准法和外部综合校准法,通过对比上述校准方法的优势与不足,给出了不同校准方法的适用范围;分级校准法适用于测试资源配置较丰富的ATE;外内结合校准法和外部综合校准法适用于所有类型航空ATE的校准,针对目前国产航空ATE的研制水平,宜采用外内结合校准法;随着ATE研制水平的提高,外部综合校准法必将成为未来航空ATE系统的主流校准方案。     

Energy calibration of tagged photons by the d(γ,π~-pp) reaction

The energy of tagged photons, which were provided from the internal photon tagging system of the Laboratory of Nuclear Science, Tohoku University, has been calibrated using the d(γ,π-pp) reaction. Charged pions and protons in the final state were detected with the Neutral Kaon Spectrometer (NKS2). Photon energies were obtained from the reaction of d(γ,π-pp). The derived photon energy was consistent with the design of the tagger system and the previous measurement using electron-positron pair production. The consistency demonstrates the performance of NKS2 and the capability of the photon energy calibration using d(γ,π-pp).     

Energy calibration of tagged photons by the d(γ,π~-pp) reaction

The energy of tagged photons, which were provided from the internal photon tagging system of the Laboratory of Nuclear Science, Tohoku University, has been calibrated using the d(γ,π-pp) reaction. Charged pions and protons in the final state were detected with the Neutral Kaon Spectrometer (NKS2). Photon energies were obtained from the reaction of d(γ,π-pp). The derived photon energy was consistent with the design of the tagger system and the previous measurement using electron-positron pair production. The...     

Spectral calibration in spectral domain optical coherence tomography

A novel spectral calibration method is developed for spectral domain optical coherence tomography system. The method is based on two measurements of interference spectra from two reference mirror positions.It removes the influence of dispersion mismatch,and hence accurately determines the spectral distribution on the line-scan charge-coupled device(CCD)for sequent precise interpolation.High quality imaging can be realized with this method.Elimination of the degradation effect caused by dispersion mismatch is verified experimentally,and improved two-dimensional(2D)imaging of fresh orange pulp based on the proposed spectral calibration method is demonstrated.     

Controlled calibration method for laser induced breakdown spectroscopy

Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy(LIBS)is a potential technique for rapid analysis of samples present in solids,gases and liquids.In the last two decades it was an object of extensive studies.Controlled calibration method used to analysis the LIBS spectra is investigated.Compared with the inner calibration and calibration-free(CF)methods,this new method overcomes"matrix effect",and demonstrates a better ability to cope with the spectra.It is used to analyze natural soil,and errors of the concentration are decreased about 5%.The result shows that the new method is feasible and accurate.     

碳素结构钢的光电发射光谱分析方法

本文研究了火花光源－原子发射光谱法测定碳素结构钢化学成分的最佳条件，根据单道扫描型光谱仪自身的特点，选择预然时间和积分时间，并研究了钢坯及轧制成材化学成份的均匀性。将建立的校准曲线应用于进口及国产标样的测定，获得准确结果，将本方法应用于几种实际样品的测定，结果与国家标准方法吻合，对三个含量级样品的精密度实验中，连续重复精密度RSD≤5.24%；继续重复精密度基本上RSD≤5.78%；再现精密度RSD≤7.82%。     

Absolute photon energy calibration for the BESⅢ EMC

The absolute energy calibration with photons from π0＇s for the BESⅢ EMC is discussed. Using 3 million hadronic events, the preliminary results are presented. Precision of about 1% in the photon energy measurement is obtained from crossing check using photons in ψ（2S）→γχc1,2（1P）.     

CCD camera automatic calibration technology and ellipse recognition algorithm

Camera calibration is essential in computer vision. Theobjective of calibration is to endow computer vision sys-tem with the ability of accurate measurement by solvingthe camera parameters that characterize camera geome-try and pose.There are two different types of parameters, the in-trinsic and extrinsic parameters[1-3]. The intrinsic pa-rameters include the lens focal length f, lens distortionfactor k1, aspect distortion factor sx, the principal point(Cx, Cy), and scale factors (dx, dy) for…     

A universal method for camera calibration in UITS scenes

A universal approach to camera calibration based on features of some representative lines on traffic ground is presented. It uses only a set of three parallel edges with known intervals and one of their intersected lines with known slope to gain the focal length and orientation parameters of a camera. A set of equations that computes related camera parameters has been derived from geometric properties of the calibration pattern. With accurate analytical implementation, precision of the approach is only decided by accuracy of the calibration target selecting. Final experimental results have showed its validity by a snapshot from real automatic visual traffic surveillance (AVTS) scenes.