彩色胶片与数字照相的成像效率分析及对其未来的预测

本文作者曾经通过评估成像效率的当前状态和理论极限之间的差距以及分析产生此差距的原因预测过卤化银照相材料的未来发展.本文描述了采用上述的方法来评估和分析彩色胶片与数字照相的现状.经预测在未来前者成像效率的改进余地会远大于后者.     

基于羧酸银的光敏热成像技术进展

最近10年,光敏热显影成像材料在技术上取得了重要进展,特别是以羧酸银作为银源的这类材料.这些进展集中体现在1995年为满足商品需要而研制成功的世界上第一个具有高分辨力、可作诊断使用的医用X射线胶片的Kodak DryView激光成像片上.此后,采用同样技术的一类特殊片种,即高反差的印刷胶片也随之问世.这些产品的实践应用都相当成功,已被多家公司所采用.这些新产品得益于三个方面的技术进展:改进成像层的照相性质、高影像质量和低成本的激光成像硬件,这也是此研究工作的焦点.在这类材料上所取得的重要成就反映在它们的高分辨力、高最大密度、低最小密度以及整张胶片性质的均一性上.所有这些优点,再加上超过100年的影像稳定性,使原来“老”的光敏热显影技术发生了一次脱胎换骨的变化,成为了当今最新的一种硬拷贝成像介质.     

选择性显影促进剂的合成及其应用性能和照相机理的研究

选择性显影促进剂是一类能够选择性地促进卤化银感光材料曝光区域影像显影速率,从而提高照相速度和影像质量的照相有机物。     

醋酸环境对醋酸胶片物理性能的影响研究

醋酸胶片的片基材料醋酸纤维素酯水解产生的"醋酸综合症"是影像部门保存醋酸胶片过程中遇到的最大技术难题之一,目前还没有较好的治理方法,其在降解过程中释放出的醋酸严重影响胶片的耐久性,关于其物理性能变化及相关性的研究较少.本文通过模拟密闭环境中醋酸浓度的累积实验,系统地分析了醋酸在胶片降解过程中对胶片物理性能的影响.实验结果表明,醋酸环境会加速胶片的降解,且随着醋酸浓度的增加,胶片扭曲变形程度增加,胶片的降解程度(酸度)增加;抗张强度减弱,但耐折度增加;含湿量和胶片乳剂层面的亲水性增加,同时胶片的热稳定性变差.     

彩色影像形成的电化学研究

使用成色显影的彩色感光材料中,构成彩色影像的单元是围绕在被显影的卤化银颗粒上所生成的染料云,为深入了解彩色影像的结构和改善彩色影像质量,研究染料云的形态很有意义,照相乳剂中卤化银的颗粒很小,很难用各种显微镜观察染料云的形态,本文采用电化学方法,用表面涂以成色剂胶冻的金电极作为工作电极。     

彩色相纸助剂(抗氧化剂)的氧化还原电位和极谱半波电位的测定方法——旋转圆盘电极和极谱仪的应用

曾有文献报道应用旋转铂电极测定了照相显影剂的电极电位和研究了显影剂和亚硫酸盐的电极反应。Fumlo Karasawa等人用环盘电极(RRDE)研究了照相胶片的显影速度,还有人发表了应用循环伏安法测定菁染料光谱增感剂氧化还原电位的方法。     

LLSXF胶片对软X射线的宽容度测量

X射线胶片是电磁内爆模拟技术研究(Z-pinch)中辐射图像记录的重要媒质.本文针对Z-pinch辐射特性,采用特殊方法制备了兼具大的高感颗粒、略小的中感颗粒和更小的低感颗粒的氯-溴-碘化银微晶乳剂,并使各不同粒径微晶具有特定的晶型和分布几率,调控涂布工艺参数,得到分辨率较高、宽容度大的软X射线胶片(LLSXF).利用北京同步辐射装置作光源,测试了该胶片的宽容度值,并分析了影响宽容度的因素.     

关于内灰化卤化银乳剂提高感光材料遮盖率的研究

多年来提高卤化银照相乳剂遮盖率的研究,特别是高速负性乳剂,例如医用X射线乳剂已引起广泛注意。乳剂制造者们不断寻求提高卤化银照相乳剂的遮盖率,即尽可能产生较高的密度,以最充分地利用银,或在不降低卤化银乳剂性能的条件下,减少胶片中的银含量,以达到节银的目的。将一定量的内灰化卤化银乳剂与碘的摩尔分数大于3%的高感大颗粒乳剂混合,以提高感光材料的遮盖率是一种很有效的方法。本文主要研究了内灰化乳剂的制备,选用了有效的内灰化卤化银乳剂及灰化剂,以提高负性感光材料的遮盖率。试验表明,内灰化乳剂与常规的澳碘化银乳剂混合涂成胶片,是达到提高胶片遮盖率的有效方法。胶片在显影时内灰化颗粒(曝了光的)充分被还原,可产生较高的密度即较高的遮盖率。在显影液中是否含有碘化钾以及对内灰化乳剂制备的影响是本文研究的重点^[1,2]。     

基于相关因素的遥感影像辐射质量度量模型研究

目前遥感影像辐射质量评价多以目视判读为主,具有很强的主观性。针对如何客观、全面地评价遥感影像辐射质量这一问题,本文研究了一种利用质量相关因素来评价遥感影像辐射质量的度量模型。该模型提取遥感影像的四个因素指标,即亮度、清晰度、信息量和纹理特征,采用相关分析法计算各个因素指标的权值。对于清晰度指标,通过改进梯度函数,研究了新的清晰度提取方法。实验证明,对于多种不同类型的遥感影像,本模型所得的评价结果可较好地符合人眼的视觉感受。该遥感影像辐射质量度量模型能够客观、定量地分析遥感影像辐射质量,同时与主观评价具有一致性。     

用反射隔离层来改善双面X射线胶片的成像能力

设计了一种新型结构的双面X射线胶片,在片基和乳剂层之间各加了一个反射隔离层。这种结构可以防止交叉曝光对影像质量的损害,不但不会使感光度降低,还能有所提高。     

Diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy in the infrared

The theory, and the problems encountered in the development of diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy in the infrared region as an analytical technique, are reviewed. The introduction of Fourier-transform infrared spectrometers has eliminated the difficulty of detecting small scattered intensities, and diffuse-reflectance measurement is now a routine method. The first commercial instruments are now available.     

External quality assessment schemes for clinical laboratories

 The clinical routine laboratory generally utilizes cheap, easy and rapid measurement procedures ("methods") in order to meet the requirement for the production of many analytical results (500–3000 per day) of hundreds of different types. The measurement procedures are optimized for the analysis of native patients' samples, but are frequently sensitive to deviation of the composition of the matrix from that in normal fresh samples. The inherent lack of stability of patient samples means that control samples need to be stabilized. The method of stabilization is critical. Furthermore, the method of "spiking" samples with pathological material is a matter of concern. Generally, minimally processed patients' samples should be used in external quality assessment (EQA) schemes. Consensus values are currently the most popular for use as a guide to the best results from participating laboratories in EQA schemes; these often work fairly well. However, the uncertainty and traceability of this type of value is unknown, and in some cases may even be misleading, tending to preserve bad routine methods when these are dominant in the participating laboratories. Reference measurement procedure (RMP) values are recommended to provide scientifically based information, to facilitate the proper choice of methods in the routine laboratories, and to validate the suitability of control materials in EQA schemes. The present paper provides selected examples from a study comparing consensus values with RMP values on lyophilized sera, and also presents results on a fresh frozen thawed serum for the study of commutability. Received: 8 November 1995 Accepted: 8 May 1996     

Study on dosimetry of bremsstrahlung radiation processing

The dosimetry in high-power bremsstrahlung irradiation for the industrial processing has been studied. The dosimeter systems used are cylindrical ionization chamber to measure average exposure rate and CTA, clear PMMA and alanine dosimeters for routine dosimetry. The results gave some useful information on the measurement of average exposure rate using the ionization chamber. Clear PMMA and alanine dosimeters showed good characteristics for their usefulness as routine dosimeters for X-ray irradiation in the industrial processing.     

A simple method for the quantification of famotidine in human plasma and urine by paired-ion high performance liquid chromatography.

A new method for the quantification of famotidine consists of a simple extraction procedure and paired-ion high performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection. The method has good accuracy and precision and should be suitable for the routine measurement of plasma and urine samples for clinical studies.     

Determination of sulphur content in drill core samples by backscattered beta-particles and gamma-ray absorption

A relatively simple method of sulphur determination in drill cores of calcium carbonate matrix is described. The method is based on the combination of measurements of backscattered beta-particles and transmitted low energy gamma-radiation intensities. The transmitted gamma-radiation measurement corrects the errors of sulphur determination caused by the varying strontium sulphate and silicon dioxide content. The method has been tested on 170 samples. It was estimated that the standard deviation of sulphur determination does not exceed 2.5% of sulphur. The apparatus for routine absorption measurement is also described.     

Measurement uncertainty in analytical methods in which trueness is assessed from recovery assays

We propose a new procedure for estimating the uncertainty in quantitative routine analysis. This procedure uses the information generated when the trueness of the analytical method is assessed from recovery assays. In this paper, we assess trueness by estimating proportional bias (in terms of recovery) and constant bias separately. The advantage of the procedure is that little extra work needs to be done to estimate the measurement uncertainty associated to routine samples. This uncertainty is considered to be correct whenever the samples used in the recovery assays are representative of the future routine samples (in terms of matrix and analyte concentration). Moreover, these samples should be analysed by varying all the factors that can affect the analytical method. If they are analysed in this fashion, the precision estimates generated in the recovery assays take into account the variability of the routine samples and also all the sources of variability of the analytical method. Other terms related to the sample heterogeneity, sample pretreatments or factors not representatively varied in the recovery assays should only be subsequently included when necessary. The ideas presented are applied to calculate the uncertainty of results obtained when analysing sulphides in wine by HS-SPME-GC.     

Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) measurement of thin-film thickness in the nanometre range

The thickness of thin films of platinum and nickel on fused silica and silicon substrates has been determined by EPMA using the commercial software STRATAGEM for calculation of film thickness. Film thickness ranged in the order 10 nm. An attempt was made to estimate the confidence range of the method by comparison with results from other methods of analysis. The data show that in addition to the uncertainty of the spectral intensity measurement and the complicated fitting routine, systematic deviation caused by the underlying model should be added. The scattering in the results from other methods does not enable specification of a range of uncertainty, but deviations from the real thickness are estimated to be less than 20%.     

Implementation of alpha-spectrometry for uranium isotopes in excreta samples

Summary The measurement of radioactivity concentrations in excreta is an important tool for the monitoring of possible radionuclide intakes by occupationally exposed workers. For this purpose, a radiochemical procedure for the determination of alpha-emitting isotopes of uranium in excreta has been optimized. The main steps involved in this procedure are pre-concentration, dissolution of sample, separation by ion-exchange resin, electrodeposition and alpha-spectroscopy. ²³²U tracer is used to monitor chemical recoveries and correct the results to improve precision and accuracy. The quality control of radiochemical analysis in urine and faecal samples has been performed with participation in intercomparison exercises. The results obtained from these samples, with chemical recoveries (80-95%), are shown to be highly consistent. The method offers good prospects to be applied in routine monitoring programme of workers.     

Plutonium accountability measurements by calorimetry and gamma spectrometry: evaluation of measurement uncertainties and method performance

The calorimetry exchange (CALEX) program is administered by New Brunswick Laboratory (NBL). The main objective of the program is to provide an independent verification of the internal quality control practices in nuclear material safeguards facilities making plutonium accountability measurements by non-destructive calorimetry/gamma spectrometry techniques. Facilities measure the calorimetric power, and plutonium and ²⁴¹Am isotope abundances of CALEX program standards using routine accountability procedures. The measurement results as well as two other quantities (effective specific power and plutonium mass) calculated from these results are evaluated for accuracy (or bias) and precision. In this paper, a limited number of measurement results of a CALEX program standard (identified as Calex I) are evaluated with specific goals to identify a suitable method for uncertainty estimation and to identify the major contributors to the uncertainties. In order to achieve the goals, the Calex I measurement results were evaluated using two different methods: the first method confined to uncertainty estimation from random variations of the measurement results alone, and the second method providing a more comprehensive evaluation of uncertainties from both the measurements and the characterized values of the measured standard according to the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM). The results of this study, and a subsequent study extended to a larger number of results in the CALEX program database, are expected to provide relevant input for developing the International Target Values for plutonium measurements by the calorimetry/gamma spectrometry method.     

pH-Induced Difference Spectrophotometric Methods for Drug Analysis. I. Determination of Indomethacin

Abstract

On the basis of the spectral changes of indometnacin induced by changing the pH of the solvent medium, a method for its determination has been developed. The latter involves absorbance measurement of both acid and alkaline solutions of the compound at 260 nm: the difference between both values is linearly related to concentration in the range 0.4-1.4 mg/100 ml. The mean percentage recovery of authentic samples equal 100.1±0.42 (p=0.05). The method has been applied to the analysis of pharnaceutical preparations; the results obtained as compared to those of the official method indicate warranty of application in routine analysis.