Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Wire Tomography'

Rational magnetic flux surfaces in fusion (toroidal plasma confinement) devices can break the magnetic field lines and reconnect them in the form of magnetic islands. Formation of these magnetic islands can have a serious impact on the plasma confinement properties of the device. Islands can in general degrade the confinement by mixing up different regions of the plasma. However there has been experimental evidence of confinement improvement by island induced transport barriers, under certain conditions. Even though there are a large number of theoretical and experimental works on magnetic islands to date, there is clearly a paucity of convincing experimental understanding on the nature of behaviour of islands in plasma. This thesis reports detailed experimental studies conducted on the H-1NF heliac stellarator, to gain an in-depth understanding of magnetic islands and their influence in plasma confinement.¶ Work reported in this thesis can be mainly divided into three parts: (a) high resolution imaging of vacuum magnetic islands and flux surfaces of H-1NF, (b) accurate computer modeling of H-1NF magnetic geometry and (c) detailed experiments on magnetic islands in plasma configurations.¶ Electron-beam wire-tomography in the H-1NF has been used for the high resolution mapping of vacuum magnetic flux surfaces and islands. Point-to-point comparison of the mapping results with computer tracing, in conjunction with an image warping technique, has enabled systematic exploration of magnetic islands and surfaces of interest. A fast mapping technique has been developed, which significantly reduced the mapping time and made this technique suitable for mapping at higher magnetic fields.¶ Flux surface mapping has been carried out at various magnetic configurations and field strengths. The extreme accuracy of this technique has been exploited to understand the nature of error fields, by point-by-point matching with computer tracing results. This has helped in developing a best-fit computer model for H-1NF magnetic configurations, which can predict rotational transform correct to three decimal places. Results from plasma experiments on magnetic configuration studies are best explained by the new model.¶ Experiments with low order magnetic islands in plasma configurations yielded some new results. It has been observed that the low order magnetic islands (m = 2) near the core of the plasma serve as pockets of improved confinement region under favourable conditions. This results in significant profile modifications including enhancement of the radial electric field near the core to a large positive value. The characteristics of islands are found to be dependent on the plasma collisionality and the island width.¶ Experiments with a magnetic configuration which exhibits no vacuum islands, but the core rotational transform very close to low order rational value, show a spontaneous transition of the radial electric field near the core to a large positive value (nearly 5 kV/m), with a strong electric field shear (nearly 700 kV/m2) and localised improvement in confinement, during the discharge. Evidence indicates that the transition is driven by the excitation of low order magnetic islands near the axis during the plasma discharge, due to the modification of rotational transform profile by toroidal plasma currents. The situation is similar to the Core Electron-Root Confinement (CERC) observed during high temperature ECH plasma discharges on other helical devices. This result provides an experimental evidence for the hypothesis that the threshold conditions for observing CERC can be reduced by exciting magnetic islands near the core of the plasma.

Concretes reinforced by, using distributed steel reinforcements (fibres) are known as fibre-concrete. In case of disturbances or accidents of concrete structures reinforced with wires, it is necessary to carefully examine the actual implementation of dispersed reinforcement. Fibre concretes belong to modern building materials whose possible applications have not been fully utilized so far. Have been mainly used for floor structures loaded with factory halls and warehouses. Recently, thanks to well-known physical and mechanical properties of fibre-concrete, there were numerous attempts of designers, and namely investors, to utilize this kind of materials for support structures either. Favorable properties of wire-concrete can be utilized if there is a necessity to increase the resistance of concrete to stresses exceeding its strength, cyclic stress or impact stress. Daily practice shows to prove that the applications of fibre-concrete in such structures lead to the economic success. Necessary condition for successful application of steel fiber reinforced concrete in constructions however consists in its uniform dispersion, a homogeneous distribution of the wires throughout the volume of the structure. In case of inappropriate processing and deposition of the mixture during the manufacturing process fiber-concrete structures, the fibers are often unevenly distributed. Wires itself represent unfavourably shaped mixture components and they are extremely deteriorating its workability. A grouping of wires may be encountered as well, which reduces the overall homogeneity and the quality of steel fiber-concrete structures. If the homogeneity of fibre-concrete is not kept, the material possess different properties in various parts of the structure (for example, tensile strength), which can lead to defects in the structure (generation and development of cracks). The relevant lower reliability of the structure which is caused by unequal distribution of fibres (wires) in concrete volume can lead to damage of the property as well as the safety and the human lives can be jeopardized. Hence it is necessary to secure the effective control of the fibre-concrete homogeneity in ready support fibre-concrete structures. Contemporary homogeneity control is still ongoing on fresh blends, but if the fibre-concrete hardened and is a part of the construction, no known reliable methods are currently in available to test the homogeneity of the fibre-concrete on the structure without its destruction. The methods developed to control the concentration of wires in wire-concrete structures are based mostly on magnetic or electromagnetic properties of wires. The thesis deals with the development of the magnetic method in situ using permanent magnets for monitoring the distribution of fibers in hardened steel fiber-concrete structures. The test principle is based on measurements of the changes in magnetic field strength of permanent magnets which are induced by a change in wire distribution in steel fibre-concrete structure. Test is characterized as a so called local- failure- test using a small diameter core drill. In this sense it is a semi-destructive method.

Am 14. Oktober 1999 wurde in Rossendorf die dritte Veranstaltung in einer Serie von Workshops über Meßtechnik für stationäre und transiente Mehrphasenströmungen durchgeführt. Dieses Jahr kann auf auf 11 interessante Vorträge zurückgeblickt werden. Besonders hervorzuheben sind die beiden Hauptvorträge, die von Herrn Professor Hetsroni aus Haifa und Herrn Dr. Sengpiel aus Karlsruhe gehalten wurden. Erneut lag ein wichtiger Schwerpunkt auf Meßverfahren, die räumliche Verteilungen von Phasenanteilen und Geschwindigkeiten sowie die Größe von Partikeln bzw. Blasen der dispersen Phase zugänglich machen. So wurde über einen dreidimensional arbeitenden Röntgentomographen, ein Verfahren zur Messung von Geschwindigkeitsprofilen mit Gittersensoren und eine Methode zur simultanen Messung von Blasengrößen sowie Feldern von Gas- und Flüssigkeitsgeschwindigkeit mit einer optischen Partikelverfolgungstechnik vorgetragen. Daneben wurden interessante Entwicklungen auf dem Gebiet der lokalen Sonden vorgestellt, wie z.B. eine Elektrodiffusionssonde. Neue meßtechnische Ansätze waren ebenfalls vertreten; hervorzuheben ist der Versuch, die Methode der optischen Tomographie für die Untersuchung von Zweiphasenströmungen nutzbar zu machen. Der Tagungsband enthält die folgenden Beiträge: S. John, R. Wilfer, N. Räbiger, Universität Bremen, Messung hydrodynamischer Parameter in Mehrphasenströmungen bei hohen Dispersphasengehalten mit Hilfe der Elektrodiffusionsmeßtechnik E. Krepper, A. Aszodi, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Temperatur- und Dampfgehaltsverteilungen bei Sieden in seitlich beheizten Tanks D. Hoppe, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Ein akustisches Resonanzverfahren zur Klassifizierung von Füllständen W. Sengpiel, V. Heinzel, M. Simon, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Messungen der Eigenschaften von kontinuierlicher und disperser Phase in Luft-Wasser-Blasenströmungen R. Eschrich, VDI, Die Probestromentnahme zur Bestimmung der dispersen Phase einer Zweiphasenströmung U. Hampel, TU Dresden, Optische Tomographie O. Borchers, C. Busch, G. Eigenberger, Universität Stuttgart, Analyse der Hydrodynamik in Blasenströmungen mit einer Bildverarbeitungsmethode C. Zippe, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Beobachtung der Wechselwirkung von Blasen mit Gittersensoren mit einer Hochgeschwindigkeits-Videokamera H.-M. Prasser, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Geschwindigkeits- und Durchflußmessung mit Gittersensoren

Am 14. Oktober 1999 wurde in Rossendorf die dritte Veranstaltung in einer Serie von Workshops über Meßtechnik für stationäre und transiente Mehrphasenströmungen durchgeführt. Dieses Jahr kann auf auf 11 interessante Vorträge zurückgeblickt werden. Besonders hervorzuheben sind die beiden Hauptvorträge, die von Herrn Professor Hetsroni aus Haifa und Herrn Dr. Sengpiel aus Karlsruhe gehalten wurden. Erneut lag ein wichtiger Schwerpunkt auf Meßverfahren, die räumliche Verteilungen von Phasenanteilen und Geschwindigkeiten sowie die Größe von Partikeln bzw. Blasen der dispersen Phase zugänglich machen. So wurde über einen dreidimensional arbeitenden Röntgentomographen, ein Verfahren zur Messung von Geschwindigkeitsprofilen mit Gittersensoren und eine Methode zur simultanen Messung von Blasengrößen sowie Feldern von Gas- und Flüssigkeitsgeschwindigkeit mit einer optischen Partikelverfolgungstechnik vorgetragen. Daneben wurden interessante Entwicklungen auf dem Gebiet der lokalen Sonden vorgestellt, wie z.B. eine Elektrodiffusionssonde. Neue meßtechnische Ansätze waren ebenfalls vertreten; hervorzuheben ist der Versuch, die Methode der optischen Tomographie für die Untersuchung von Zweiphasenströmungen nutzbar zu machen. Der Tagungsband enthält die folgenden Beiträge: S. John, R. Wilfer, N. Räbiger, Universität Bremen, Messung hydrodynamischer Parameter in Mehrphasenströmungen bei hohen Dispersphasengehalten mit Hilfe der Elektrodiffusionsmeßtechnik E. Krepper, A. Aszodi, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Temperatur- und Dampfgehaltsverteilungen bei Sieden in seitlich beheizten Tanks D. Hoppe, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Ein akustisches Resonanzverfahren zur Klassifizierung von Füllständen W. Sengpiel, V. Heinzel, M. Simon, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Messungen der Eigenschaften von kontinuierlicher und disperser Phase in Luft-Wasser-Blasenströmungen R. Eschrich, VDI, Die Probestromentnahme zur Bestimmung der dispersen Phase einer Zweiphasenströmung U. Hampel, TU Dresden, Optische Tomographie O. Borchers, C. Busch, G. Eigenberger, Universität Stuttgart, Analyse der Hydrodynamik in Blasenströmungen mit einer Bildverarbeitungsmethode C. Zippe, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Beobachtung der Wechselwirkung von Blasen mit Gittersensoren mit einer Hochgeschwindigkeits-Videokamera H.-M. Prasser, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Geschwindigkeits- und Durchflußmessung mit Gittersensoren

Trois techniques de mesure différentes ont été utilisées pour étudier la distribution des fluides dans un lit fixe : la tomographie à fils, le collecteur de liquide et un ensemble de thermistances. La tomographie à fils, dont la première application dans le cadre des lits fixes est décrite ici, a permis, tout comme le collecteur de liquide, d’obtenir des résultats intéressants concernant l’influence de paramètres tels que la distribution initiale, le type de chargement et les débits de fluides sur la distribution du liquide. L’étude a notamment montré l’importance de bien définir la maldistribution de liquide en termes de la grandeur mesurée et a apporté un regard critique vis-à-vis des consensus généraux concernant l’effet sur la distribution de liquide de paramètres tels que le débit de gaz (dont les expériences ont montré qu’elle dépend du distributeur utilisé) et le type de chargement (l’hypothèse selon laquelle le chargement dense disperse mieux le liquide dans la direction radiale par rapport au chargement lâche n’a pas été vérifié). Une étude réalisée en régime à haute interaction a permis aussi d’observer la relation étroite qui existe entre la distribution initiale et le régime d’écoulement
Three different measuring techniques were used to study the fluid distribution inside a trickle-bed reactor: the wire mesh tomography, the liquid collector and a set of thermistors. The liquid collector and specially the wire mesh tomography, whose first application in trickle bed reactors is described here, yielded interesting results concerning the influence of variables such as the initial liquid distribution, the loading method and the fluid flow rates on liquid maldistribution. Among the main observations, the study illustrates the importance of well defining liquid maldistribution in terms of the measured quantity and prompts to some caution when referring to some “normally accepted facts” like the advantages in terms of liquid distribution obtained when increasing the gas flow rate (which depends, according to this study, on the quality of initial liquid distribution) or when using a dense loading of the catalyst (the hypothesis according to which, compared with a sock loading, dense loading favors radial dispersion was not verified by the study). Also, a study performed under high interaction conditions showed the intimate relationship between the inlet distribution and the flow regime observed inside the reactor

In der Studie wurde die Drahtmarkierung als Operationshilfsmethode vor der VATSvideo- assistierten Thorakoskopie bei der Abklärung von solitären pulmonalen Rundherden untersucht. Mit dieser Methode konnte der Lungenherd exakt markiert und transthorakal fixiert werden. Intraoperativ wurde der am Draht hängende Herd mit dosierter Kraft nach außen gezogen, endoskopisch verifiziert und komplikationslos entfernt. Bei der Drahtmarkierung wurden drei verschiedene Drähte benutzt, der größte Teil der Markierungen wurde mit dem Somatex-Lokalisationsset 18 G (84) Spiraldraht durchgeführt. Bei 3 Patienten wurde ein minimaler Pneumothorax, bei 5 Patienten eine geringe Einblutung und bei 2 Patienten ein großer Pneumothorax (>1 cm) und bei 3 Patienten beide Komplikationen festgestellt. Bei keinem Patienten war eine Dislokalisation des Drahtes aufgetreten. Chirurgen und Radiologen teilen die Meinung, dass der Spiraldraht patientenkomfortabel, treffsicher anwendbar und zukunftsträchtig ist. Die kombinierte Anwendung von Herdfixation mittels Spiraldraht und videothorakoskopischer Entfernung von Lungenherden ist für pleuraferne und daher oberflächlich nicht sichtbare Lungenherde empfehlenswert.
With the increasing use of multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) pulmonary nodules are more often detected. The propose of our study was to evaluate use of the computed tomography guided spiral-wire localization before video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). 54 patients with pulmonary nodules underwent ct-guided application of a spiralwire lung localization-set (Somatom, Berlin, Germany). The average age was 58 years, the mean distance between the nodule and the visceral pleura was 7,9 mm and the mean diameter was 13,1 mm. Following this procedure, the patients underwent a VATS resection. In all patients the placement of the spiral-wire was succesful without any dislocation. The major complications were: Asymtomatic pneumothorax, local bleeding and in 3 patients a combination of local bleeding and a minor pneumothorax. In conclusion wire localization of peripheral pulmonary nodules is a safe and effective procedure to assist VATS resection.

The Chesapeake Bay impact structure is one of the largest and most well preserved impact structures on Earth. It has a unique morphology composed of an inner crater penetrating crystalline basement surrounded by a wider crater in the overlying sediments. In 2004, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a seismic survey with the goals of constraining crater structure and in support of the drilling of a borehole into the deepest part of the crater. Travel-time and waveform inversion were applied to the data to produce a high-resolution velocity model of the crater. Low-fold reflection processing was also applied. Northeast of the crystalline crater, undeformed, eastward-sloping crystalline basement is ~1.5 km deep. The edge of the inner crater is at ~ 15 km radius and slopes gradually down to a depth of 1.5 - 1.8 km. A central peak of 4-5 km radius rises to a depth of ~0.8 km. Basement velocity in the crystalline crater is much lower than undeformed basement, which suggests ~10% fracturing of the crater floor, and up to 20% fracturing of the central uplift. A basement uplift and lateral change of velocity, interpreted as the edge of the transient crater, occurs at a radius of ~ 11 km. Assuming a 22 km diameter transient crater, scaling laws predict a ~30 km diameter crater and central peak diameter of 8-10 km. This indicates that post-impact collapse processes that created the ~ 30 km diameter crystalline crater were unaffected by the much weaker rheology of the overlying sediments.
Master of Science

Les matériaux architecturés attirent de plus en plus d’attentions de par leur capacité à combiner différentes propriétés ciblées. Dans ce contexte, les matériaux enchevêtrés, et plus particulièrement les matériaux monofilamentaires enchevêtrés, présentent des propriétés intéressantes en terme de légèreté, de ductilité, et de facteur de perte. En raison de l’architecture interne complexe de ces matériaux, leur caractérisation et la compréhension des mécanismes de déformation nécessitent une méthodologie adaptée. Dans cette étude, l’enchevêtrement est réalisé manuellement pour différents fils d’acier et soumis à une compression oedométrique. De manière à étudier le comportement sous charge de ce type de matériaux, un dispositif de compression uniaxiale guidée a été mis en place dans le tomographe. Il est ainsi possible de suivre, à l’aide de mesures quantitatives, la déformation de l’échantillon et l’évolution du nombre de contacts pour différentes fraction volumiques. L’utilisation de ces données microstructurales a permis un meilleure compréhension du comportement mécanique de tels enchevêtrements. Une rigidité pouvant varier de 20 à 200 MPa en fonction des paramètres de mise en forme (diamètre et forme du fil, fraction volumique, matériau constitutif) a été déterminé. Un matériau homogène de rigidité plus faible a pu être obtenu en pré-déformant le fil sous forme de ressort avant enchevêtrement. Le facteur de perte du matériau a ensuite été mesuré à la fois sous chargement statique et dynamique. L’analyse mécanique dynamique a mis en évidence la capacité de ce matériau à absorber de l’énergie avec une valeur de facteur de perte d’environ 0.25. Les propriétés mécaniques du matériau ont tout d’abord été modélisées analytiquement par un modèle de poutres et un bon accord avec les résultats expérimentaux a pu être obtenu en définissant un paramètre d’orientation equivalent, spécifique à la compression oedométrique de matériaux enchevêtrés. En parallèle, un modéle éléments discrets a été developé afin de simuler le comportement en compression de matériaux monofilamentaires enchevêtrés. Ce modèle s’appuie sur une discrétisation du fil en éléments sphériques, acquise à partir de données de tomographie. Bien que seul le comportement élastique du fil constitutif ait été pris en compte, une bonne adéquation entre résultats numériques et expérimentaux a été obtenu en ajustant les coefficients de frottement du modèle
Playing with the architecture of a material is a clever way of tailoring its properties for multi-functional applications. A lot of research have been made, in the past few years, on what is now referred to as “architectured materials” (metal foams, entangled materials, steel wool, etc), mostly for their capacity to be engineered in order to present specific properties, inherent to their architecture. In this context, some studies have been carried out concerning entangled materials but only a few on monofilament entangled materials. Such a material, with no filament ends, could exhibit interesting properties for shock absorption, vibration damping and ductility. In this study, entanglements were manually produced, using different types of wire, and submitted to constrained (inside a PTFE die) in-situ compressive tests within the laboratory tomograph. This technique enabled a 3D, non destructive, microstructural characterization of the complex architecture of these materials, along with the analysis of their macroscopic mechanical properties. The stiffness of this material was found to be in a 20-200 MPa range and homogeneous samples could be obtained, while lowering their stiffness, by pre-deforming the initial wire as a spring. Damping measurements were performed using different types of entanglements (constitutive materials, volume fraction, wire diameter, wire shape) under both monotonic and dynamic loadings and directly linked to the measurements of the number of contacts. The Dynamic Mechanical Analysis underlined the great capacity of this material to absorb energy with a loss factor of about 0.25 and damping was found to decrease with the stiffness of the entanglement. The mechanical properties of this material were first modeled using an analytical “beam” model based on the experimental evolution of the mean distance between contacts and a good agreement was found with the experimental results. In parallel, a Discrete Element Method was used in order to model the compressive behaviour of Monofilament Entangled Materials. Although purely elastic properties were taken into account in the model, a very good agreement with the experimental results was obtained by adjusting the friction coefficients of the model. This tends to prove that the plasticity of these entangled materials is rather due to the structure (friction) than to the constitutive material itself

Doutoramento em Engenharia Florestal e dos Recursos Naturais - Instituto Superior de Agronomia - UL
Cork structural characteristics and their influence on the oxygen ingress through wine stoppers were studied aiming to contribute to an increased added-value of the natural cork stoppers. The surface porosity features of cork stoppers can differentiate the three main commercial classes used nowadays: the porosity coefficient was 2.4%, 4.0% and 5.5% for premium, good and standard stoppers, respectively. Image analysis also distinguished defects in the cork structure: empty ant gallery; Coroebus undatus F. larvae gallery; and wetcork. Several predictive classification models of stoppers into quality classes were built using the results from cork stoppers surface characterization and a simplified model using the main discriminant features i.e. porosity coefficient and the RGB colour-type variables was presented. X-ray tomography was used as a non-destructive technique to study the internal structure of natural cork stoppers, allowing the visualization of some defects inside the cork stopper. After characterization, the natural cork stoppers were used as closure of bottles and oxygen diffusion measurements were made along time. The kinetics of oxygen transfer was similar and could be adjusted to logarithmic models. On average 35% of the overall oxygen ingress occurred in the first 5 days, 59% in the 1st month and 78% in the first 3 months. Microtomography images (voxel size of 50 µm) allowed the observation of lenticular channels development and geometry, and the quantification of void and high density regions (HDR) fractions. The evidence that the void fraction of lenticular channels in the innermost part of the cork stopper inserted in the bottle was strongly related to the oxygen ingress in the first month after bottling can be used for quality enhancement of natural cork stoppers with incorporation of performance requirements

This work describes the system for the light scattering measurements in a wide spectral range, which uses the light parametric oscillators and harmonic generators pumped with a nanosecond pulses and summarizes the research in various types of coatings on optical components and inside nonlinear optical crystals. The total scattering losses for the first time were characterized in the infrared region for a new promising in nonlinear optics LiInS2 and LiInSe2 crystals. It was shown that the laser scattering tomography, previously used for investigation of volume defects in semiconductor crystals, can be applied in the nonlinear optical quality control.
Šiame darbe yra aptariama sklaidos matavimo sistema sukurta plačioje spektro srityje reikalingiems matavimams atlikti. Joje naudojami parametriniai šviesos generatoriai bei harmonikų generatoriai, kaupinami nanosekundinės trukmės impulsais, ir apibendinami sklaidos tyrimai, atlikti įvairių tipų optinėse dangose ir netiesiniuose optiniuose kristaluose, naudojant derinamojo bangos ilgio lazerinius impulsus. Pirmą kartą buvo ištirti naujų netiesinėje optikoje perspektyvių LiInS2 ir LiInSe2 kristalų sklaidos nuostoliai infraraudonojoje srityje. Taip pat parodyta, kad koherentinės sklaidos tomografijos metodas, anksčiau taikytas puslaidininkinių kristalų tūriniams defektams tirti, yra tinkamas ir netiesinėje optikoje naudojamų kristalų kokybės tyrimams.

This thesis examined the thickness of the human choroid across a substantially larger region (~55°) than previously examined (~17°), its regional variation associated with myopia, and its short-term response to different spatial patterns of optical defocus. This research provided the first evidence of a local response of the choroid to a region specific pattern of myopic defocus in the human eye. These findings add to the current understanding of the choroid's contribution to vision dependent mechanisms of human eye growth and may assist in optimising the optical design of myopia control interventions.

L'optique adaptative (OA) permet de corriger en temps réel les déformations du front d'onde induites par la turbulence atmosphérique. Cependant, cette technique aujourd'hui mature connaît une limitation fondamentale : l'anisoplanétisme. Pour y pallier, différents concepts d'OA grand champ ont été développés. La turbulence est alors mesurée dans plusieurs directions afin de l'estimer tomographiquement. Ces systèmes soulèvent des problématiques spécifiques, telles que leurs processus d'étalonnage et leur contrôle temps réel au moyen de lois de commande tomographiques. Mes travaux de recherche ont consisté à modifier et optimiser le banc OA grand champ de l'Onera pour ensuite y implanter et comparer différentes loi de commande tomographiques envisagées pour les futurs instruments. Pour cela, une caractérisation et une implantation de nouveaux composants ont été effectuées, et j'ai développé une procédure d'identification de paramètres système dans un objectif double: alignement du banc et optimisation de lois de commande. Quatre lois de commande, explorant la diversité des solutions proposées, sont ensuite étudiées, du simple reconstructeur moindre carré à la commande optimale linéaire quadratique gaussienne, en passant par des approches de type pseudo boucle ouverte ou miroir déformable virtuel. Pour chacune, une optimisation des facteurs de réglage est effectuée, et une performance en fonction du champ est établie, ce pour plusieurs valeurs de rapport signal à bruit. Les résultats expérimentaux sont mis en regard avec les résultats obtenus par simulation, et les lois de commande sont comparées ensuite en terme de performance, robustesse et simplicité de mise en œuvre
Adaptive Optics (AO) provides a real-time correction of the atmospheric turbulence effects. This technique is now well mastered; nonetheless it is limited by the anisoplanatism effect. Wide Field AO concepts have been developed to overcome this limitation. Turbulence is probed in several directions in order to perform a tomographic reconstruction of the turbulent volume. These complex systems raise critical challenges such as tomographic control and calibrations.My PhD work is focused on implementation and comparison of different tomographic control schemes developed in the perspective of future systems, after an optimisation of the Onera wide field AO bench. Calibration and integration of new components have been performed, and I have developed a method to identify system parameters with a twofold goal: bench alignment and control laws optimisation. Four control schemes have been studied, exploring the proposed solutions, from the simplest least-square to the optimal linear quadratic gaussian solutions including virtual deformable mirror and pseudo open loop approaches. In each case, an optimisation of tuning factors is performed and low and high noise conditions are explored, for several different fields of views. Experimental results are compared to numerical ones and control laws are analyzed in term of performance, robustness and implementation simplicity

This dissertation is devoted to seismic tomography. I have implemented a new modelling tool for 3-D joint refraction and reflection travel-time tomography of wide-angle seismic data (TOMO3D). The reason behind this central objective is the evidence that the information based on 2-D seismic data does not allow to capture the structural complexity of many 3-D targets, and in particular that of the seismogenic zone in subduction margins. The scientific rationale for this statement, which justifies the central part of my thesis work, is based on the analysis of 2-D models obtained in the convergent margin of Nicaragua, a seismically active area where a textbook example of tsunami earthquake took place in 1992. In this application I modelled two perpendicular wide-angle seismic profiles for the characterisation of the overriding plate and the interplate fault. To do this, I applied TOMO2D, a state-of-the-art joint refraction and reflection 2-D travel-time tomography code. The inversion outcomes are two 2-D velocity models along both profiles, together with the 1-D geometry of the interplate boundary. In combination with other geophysical data measurements, namely coincident multichannel seismic profiles and gravity data, these models provide new constraints on the nature and structure of the margin, and in particular add new insights on the nucleation and propagation of the said earthquake and its tsunamigenic behaviour. Ultimately, this case study evidences the aforementioned limitations of 2-D modelling in the investigation of 3-D geological structures and phenomena. Following from this first application and with the idea of increasing the amount of data used in travel-time tomography, I focused on an a priori paradoxical phenomenon related to water-layer multiple phases, that under certain circumstances, is observed on wide-angle record sections. The interest of this study lies in the fact that this phenomenon can provide additional constraints on travel-time tomography models. First, I propose and corroborate the hypothesis explaining the apparent paradox, and then derive the most favourable geological conditions for the phenomenon to occur. Subsequently, the possibility to model this multiple-like phases is introduced in TOMO3D. The development of TOMO3D, which constitutes the core of my work, is founded on TOMO2D, from which it inherits the numerical methods for solving the forward and inverse problems. Source files have been rewritten, redefining and introducing the necessary variables and functions to handle 3-D data inversion. The tests made with the sequential version of the code emphasise the need of parallelisation for practicality reasons. Indeed, the increasing size of data sets along with the modelling of the additional spatial dimension results in computationally demanding inversions. Hence, I parallelised the forward modelling part of the code, which takes up to 90% of the computing time, with a combination of multiprocessing and message-passing interface extensions. Subsequently, the parallel version of TOMO3D is applied to a complex synthetic case simulating a subduction zone. This first 3-D application serves to evaluate the correctness of the code's programming, and as step-by-step description of the modelling procedure, with particular attention on the layer-stripping strategy used to successively model several reflectors. The outcomes demonstrate the ability of the code and the chosen inversion strategy to accurately recover the velocity distribution and the geometry of the two reflectors. Finally, TOMO3D is applied to a real 3-D wide-angle seismic data set acquired at the Pacific margin of Ecuador and Colombia to extract a 3-D velocity model of the overriding and incoming plates, which is then compared to previous results obtained with an extensively tested and used 3-D refraction travel-time tomography code (FAST). The comparison indicates that TOMO3D is more accurate than FAST but at the same time it is computationally more demanding. However, the parallelisation of TOMO3D allows using high-performance computing facilities, which is not the case of FAST or most of the existing codes.
Aquesta tesi està dedicada a la tomografia sísmica. Concretament, he implementat una eina de modelització 3D per a la tomografia conjunta de temps de trajecte de refraccions i reflexions (TOMO3D). La raó darrere d'aquest objectiu és l'evidència de que la informació basada en dades sísmiques 2D no permet copsar la complexitat de gran part dels cossos geològics, i en particular de la zona sismogènica en marges de subducció. El desenvolupament del TOMO3D es basa en el TOMO2D, un codi d'avantguarda per a la tomografia conjunta de refraccions i reflexions en 2D. Els arxius de codi han estat reescrits, redefinint i introduint les funcions necessàries per dur a terme la inversió 3D. Els testos fets amb la versió seqüencial del codi posen de manifest la necessitat de paral·lelització ja que l'increment de la mida dels conjunts de dades així com la modelització de la dimensió espacial afegida fan que les inversions siguin computacionalment exigents. La versió paral·lelitzada del TOMO3D ha sigut aplicada a un cas sintètic complex que simula una zona de subducció. Aquesta primera aplicació 3D serveix per avaluar la correcció de la programació del codi, i com a descripció pas a pas del procediment de modelització. Els resultats demostren la capacitat del codi per recuperar acuradament la distribució de velocitat i la geometria dels dos reflectors. Finalment, el TOMO3D és aplicat a un conjunt 3D de dades de sísmica de gran angle adquirit al marge pacífic d'Equador i Colòmbia per extreure'n un model 3D de la velocitat de les plaques cavalcant i subduïda, que és comparat amb el resultat obtingut amb un codi 3D de tomografia de temps de trajecte de refraccions (FAST). La comparació indica que el TOMO3D és més acurat que el FAST però al mateix temps és computacionalment més exigent. Tot i així, la paral·lelització del TOMO3D permet utilitzar plataformes de supercomputació, a diferència del que passa amb el FAST i la majoria de codis existents.

Cette thèse a été conduite dans le cadre du programme de coopération de recherche Algéro-française SPIRAL (Sismique Profonde et Investigations Régionales du Nord de l’Algérie). Ce projet vise à étudier la structure profonde de la marge algérienne par une approche combinée des techniques sismiques ; grand-angle et multi-canal. Le domaine couvert par la présente étude se concentre dans la région de Jijel dans la marge algérienne orientale. L’objectif principal de notre thèse est d'améliorer en profondeur l'imagerie de la marge algérienne en utilisant une combinaison de données sismiques grand-angle (OBS, sismomètres de fond de l'océan) et multi-canal (MCS). Le but de cette thèse est d'apporter de nouvelles connaissances pour répondre à quelques questions sur la nature de la croûte terrestre, la zone de transition continentale-océanique, la présence du sel messénien, sa distribution et sa relation entre les formations sédimentaires superficielles et les structures crustales. Dans cette étude, notre approche est une inversion jointe des enregistrements grand-angle et des données sismiques multi-canal. Nous avons conduit une série de tomographie des premières arrivées, une inversion jointe des arrivées réfractées et réfléchies ainsi qu’une modélisation gravimétrique. Etant donné que la solution du problème inverse n’est pas unique, deux programmes de tomographie ont été utilisés sur les mêmes données pour la même région d’étude à savoir : FAST (First Arrival Seismic Tomography) et Tomo2D. La tomographie a été suivie par une inversion jointe des arrivées réfractées et réfléchies suivant une approche basée sur la combinaison de la migration en profondeur « Kirchhoff » avant sommation (PSDM) des données de sismique réflexion multi-canal (MCS) et la modélisation directe des enregistrements grand-angle sur le fonds marin (OBS). Afin de vérifier la consistance du modèle de la vitesse avec les données gravimétriques, l’anomalie à l'air libre a été modélisée. Les résultats de l’imagerie conduite dans ce travail montrent la structure de la marge, la croûte continentale, la zone de transition continent-océan et la croûte océanique de la Méditerranée. La structure du modèle confirme les études antérieures basées sur des données bathymétriques, gravimétriques et magnétiques. Cette structure montre essentiellement : - un plateau continental étroit et pente continentale une très raide.- l’Expulsion du sel vers le nord impliquant la formation de diapirs au-dessus du flanc nord du bassin (plaine abyssale).- L’approfondissement et l’épaississement des séquences sédimentaires (bassin sédimentaire) près de la marge algérienne. Le modèle de vitesses obtenu et l’épaisseur des différentes unités structurales formant ce modèle apportent des arguments quantitatifs pour enrichir la connaissance de cette partie de la Méditerranée occidentale. Les couches sédimentaires dans le bassin montrent des vitesses sismiques allant de 1,9 km / s à 3,8 km / s. Les formations messéniennes ont été modélisées en utilisant une vitesse située entre 3,7 km / s à 3,8 km / s. La croûte continentale s’amincit sur une bande étroite de la marge dont la distance est d'environ 15 km. La vitesse de la croûte océanique dans cette région présente deux couches distinctes : l’une caractérisée par des vitesses variant de 4,7 km / s à 6.1 et l’autre de 6.2 à 7.1 km / s. La vitesse du manteau supérieur quant à elle a été modélisée par 7,9 km / s
This thesis has been conducted within the framework of the Algerian-French research cooperation program SPIRAL (Sismique Profonde et Investigations Régionales du Nord de l’Algérie). This project aims to study the deep structure of the Algerian margin. The area covered by this study focuses in the region of Jijel in eastern Algerian margin.The main objective of our thesis is to improve depth imaging of the Algerian margin using a combined approach of seismic techniques; wide-angle and multi- channel seismic data. The purpose of this thesis is to bring new knowledge to answer some questions about the nature of the crust, the area of continental -oceanic transition, the presence of Messinian salt, its distribution and relationship between surface sedimentary formations and crustal structures.This study presents the results of a deep seismic survey across the north Algerian margin, based on the combination of 2D multi-channel and wide-angle seismic data simultaneously recorded by 41 ocean bottom seismometers deployed along a North-South line extending 180 km off Jijel into the Algerian offshore basin, and 25 land stations deployed along a 100 km-long line, cutting through the Lesser Kabylia and the Tellian thrust-belt.In this study, our approach is a joint inversion of wide-angle seismic recordings (OBS, ocean bottom seismometers) and multi- channel seismic data (MCS). We conducted a series of first arrivals tomography, a joint inversion of reflected and refracted arrivals and gravity modelling. Since the solution of the inverse problem is not unique, two tomography programs were applied using the same data for the same study area; FAST (First Arrival Seismic Tomography) and Tomo2D. Tomography was followed by a joint inversion of reflected and refracted arrivals following an approach based on the combination of Kirchhoff prestack depth migration (PSDM) for MCS data and forward modelling of OBS. To check the consistency of the velocity model with gravity data, the free air anomaly was modeled.The final model obtained using forward modelling of the wide-angle data and pre-stack depth migration of the seismic reflection data provides an unprecedented view of the sedimentary and crustal structure of the margin. The sedimentary layers in the Algerian basin are 3.75 km thick to the north and up to 4.5 to 5 km thick at the foot of the margin. They are characterised by seismic velocities from 1.9 km/s to 3.8 km/s. Messinian salt formations are about 1 km thick in the study area, and are modelled and imaged using a velocity between 3.7 km/s to 3.8 km/s. The crust in the deep sea basin is about 4.5 km thick and of oceanic origin, presenting two distinct layers with a high gradient upper crust (4.7 km/s - 6.1 km) and a low gradient lower crust (6.2 km/s - 7.1 km/s). The upper mantle velocity is constrained to 7.9 km/s. The ocean-continent transition zone is very narrow between 15 km to 20 km wide. The continental crust reaches 25 km thickness as imaged from the most landward station and thins to 5 km over a less than 70 km distance. The continental crust presents steep and asymmetric upper and lower crustal geometry, possibly due to either asymmetric rifting of the margin, an underplated body, or flow of lower crustal material towards the ocean basin. Present-time deformation, as imaged from 3 additional seismic profiles, is characterized by an interplay of gravity-driven mobile-salt creep and active thrusting at the foot of the tectonically inverted Algerian margin

Rational magnetic flux surfaces in fusion (toroidal plasma confinement) devices can break the magnetic field lines and reconnect them in the form of magnetic islands. Formation of these magnetic islands can have a serious impact on the plasma confinement properties of the device. Islands can in general degrade the confinement by mixing up different regions of the plasma. However there has been experimental evidence of confinement improvement by island induced transport barriers, under certain conditions. Even though there are a large number of theoretical and experimental works on magnetic islands to date, there is clearly a paucity of convincing experimental understanding on the nature of behaviour of islands in plasma. This thesis reports detailed experimental studies conducted on the H-1NF heliac stellarator, to gain an in-depth understanding of magnetic islands and their influence in plasma confinement. ¶ ...

博士
國立清華大學
生醫工程與環境科學系
102
The purpose of the study was to (1) estimate the amount of underestimation of radiation dose using conventional CT dose index theory; (2) to implement the methodology of wide beam CT dosimetry suggested by report of AAPM task group 111 on a 320-detector row CT scanner. The derived values of equilibrium dose, equilibrium dose-pitch product, and equilibrium dose constant and related dose indexes using a thimble ionization chamber and 600 mm length cylindrical phantom were provided as reference tables for users who has the same CT scanner. (3) to assess the radiation dose distribution of clinical CT examinations with latest CT dose and image quality optimization techniques which included automatic tube current modulation (ATCM) techniques, adaptive iterative dose reduction 3D (AIDR3D), and dynamic wide volume scan mode. The database of our study can be an reference for improving the radiation dose measurement for wide collimation width computed tomography.

The goal of my Ph.D. thesis is to enhance the visualization of the peripheral retina using wide-field optical coherence tomography (OCT) in a clinical setting.

OCT has gain widespread adoption in clinical ophthalmology due to its ability to visualize the diseases of the macula and central retina in three-dimensions, however, clinical OCT has a limited field-of-view of 300. There has been increasing interest to obtain high-resolution images outside of this narrow field-of-view, because three-dimensional imaging of the peripheral retina may prove to be important in the early detection of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and dementia, and the monitoring of known ocular diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusions, and choroid masses.

Before attempting to build a wide-field OCT system, we need to better understand the peripheral optics of the human eye. Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensors are commonly used tools for measuring the optical imperfections of the eye, but their acquisition speed is limited by their underlying camera hardware. The first aim of my thesis research is to create a fast method of ocular wavefront sensing such that we can measure the wavefront aberrations at numerous points across a wide visual field. In order to address aim one, we will develop a sparse Zernike reconstruction technique (SPARZER) that will enable Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensors to use as little as 1/10th of the data that would normally be required for an accurate wavefront reading. If less data needs to be acquired, then we can increase the speed at which wavefronts can be recorded.

For my second aim, we will create a sophisticated optical model that reproduces the measured aberrations of the human eye. If we know how the average eye's optics distort light, then we can engineer ophthalmic imaging systems that preemptively cancel inherent ocular aberrations. This invention will help the retinal imaging community to design systems that are capable of acquiring high resolution images across a wide visual field. The proposed model eye is also of interest to the field of vision science as it aids in the study of how anatomy affects visual performance in the peripheral retina.

Using the optical model from aim two, we will design and reduce to practice a clinical OCT system that is capable of imaging a large (800) field-of-view with enhanced visualization of the peripheral retina. A key aspect of this third and final aim is to make the imaging system compatible with standard clinical practices. To this end, we will incorporate sensorless adaptive optics in order to correct the inter- and intra- patient variability in ophthalmic aberrations. Sensorless adaptive optics will improve both the brightness (signal) and clarity (resolution) of features in the peripheral retina without affecting the size of the imaging system.

The proposed work should not only be a noteworthy contribution to the ophthalmic and engineering communities, but it should strengthen our existing collaborations with the Duke Eye Center by advancing their capability to diagnose pathologies of the peripheral retinal.

Dissertation

In the BATHOLITHSonland seismic project, a refraction - wide-angle reflection survey was shot in 2009 across the Coast Mountains and Interior Plateau of central British Columbia. Part of the seismic profile crossed the Nechako Basin, a Jurassic-Cretaceous basin with potential for hydrocarbons within sedimentary rocks that underlie widespread volcanics. Along this 205-km-long line segment, eight explosive shots averaging 750 kg were fired and recorded on 980 seismometers. Forward and inverse modelling of the traveltime data were conducted with two independent methods: ray-tracing based modelling of first and secondary arrivals, and a higher resolution wavefront-based first-arrival seismic tomography. Gravity modelling was utilized as a means of evaluating the density structure corresponding to the final velocity model. Material with velocities less than 5.0 km/s is interpreted as sedimentary rocks of the Nechako Basin, while velocities from 5.0-6.0 km/s may correspond to interlayered sediments and volcanics. The greatest thickness of sedimentary rocks in the basin is found in the central 110 km of the profile. Two sub-basins were identified in this region, with widths of 20-50 km and maximum sedimentary depths of 2.5 km and 3.3 km. Such features are well-defined in the velocity model, since resolution tests indicate that features with widths greater than ~13 km are reliable. Beneath the sedimentary rocks, seismic velocities increase more slowly with depth – from 6.0 km/s just below the basin to 6.3 km/s at ~17 km depth, and then to 6.8-7.0 km/s at the base of the crust. The Moho is interpreted at a depth of 33.5-35 km along the profile, and mantle velocities are high at 8.05-8.10 km/s.

碩士
國立臺灣海洋大學
應用地球科學研究所
95
Offshore southwestern Taiwan is located at the junction of the South China Sea continental margin and the accretionary wedge of the Luzon subduction-collision system. Many bottom simulating reflectors ( BSRs ) have been observed in offshore southwest Taiwan. These indicate that a potential submarine gas hydrate deposits may exist in this area. In 2004, a seismic reflection survey in an area of 20 × 20 km2 in of a reported high potential gas hydrate area and some 24 Ocean Bottom Seismographs ( OBSs ) records were acquired in a semi-3D grid. A total of 4 profiles oriented in E-W and N-S direction, it is aimed with a goal to map the velocity structure of marine sediments. In this study area, the BSR has been previously identified in the multi-channel seismic reflection data. The thickness of BSR is about 200-400 meters beneath the seafloor. By considering the velocity information near the survey region, we build an initial velocity-interface model base on the time-to-depth conversion from the picked horizons of the near-offset sections. Then, using the refraction and reflection travel-time data of OBSs, it is attempted to inverse the velocity structure. By contrasting the velocity structures and that of the multi-channel seismic reflection data, we have found that most of gas hydrate ( 2.0 – 2.6 km / s ) accumulated in the passive continental margin and west of Young-An Lineament, where the distribution of the free gas ( 1.2 – 1.6 km / s ) is not affected by Young-An Lineament. In the study area across the Young-An Lineament, we estimate that the total volume of gas hydrate is 26 km3 which is equivalent to 624 km3 for a reservoir of the gas hydrate.

Tese de doutoramento em Física, Especialidade de Física Tecnológica, apresentada à Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra
O presente trabalho teve por objectivo avaliar, através de simulações em GEANT4, os parâmetros de desempenho de um tomógrafo de Tomografia por Emissão de Positrões (PET) com 2400 mm de comprimento do Campo de Visão Axial (AFOV), baseado em detectores do tipo Câmaras de Placas Resistivas (RPC). Para estabelecer uma base de comparação para esse estudo, investigou se a dependência da sensibilidade a coincidências verdadeiras de um tomógrafo baseado em detectores de BGO em função do ângulo polar de aceitação e do comprimento do AFOV, segundo as normas NEMA NU2 1994. O tomógrafo foi definido como um anel de tungsténio de modo a obter os pontos de entrada dos fotões, tendo-se usado factores de correcção para ter em conta a fracção de empacotamento e a eficiência de detecção em função da segmentação do tomógrafo GE Advance®. Concluíu se que a sensibilidade para eventos verdadeiros é dominada pelo ângulo sólido, aumentando significativamente com o comprimento do AFOV e com o ângulo polar de aceitação, enquanto a Fracção de Radiação Dispersa (SF), se revelou quase independente da geometria, dependendo no entanto do ângulo polar de aceitação. A sensibilidade para coincidências verdadeiras obtida para um AFOV de 2400 mm e plena aceitação no ângulo polar foi cerca de 100 vezes maior que a do tomógrafo GE Advance®. Complementarmente desenvolveu se um modelo analítico simples para a sensibilidade a coincidências verdadeiras que revelou um acordo razoável com os dados de simulação. De seguida fez-se um estudo semelhante para um tomógrafo baseado em detectores de RPC, tendo o mesmo sido definido de maneira análoga. As eficiências de detecção foram obtidas simulando uma pilha de 121 placas de vidro (400 µm de espessura) separadas por 120 camadas de gás (350 µm de espessura). Verificou se que a sensibilidade para coincidências verdadeiras seguia a mesma tendência apresentada pelo tomógrafo baseado em detectores de BGO, atingindo para os 2400 mm de AFOV e plena aceitação no ângulo polar uma sensibilidade cerca de 20 (5) vezes mais elevada do que no caso do tomógrafo GE Advance® usando um ganho de TOF de 4,4 (sem ganho de TOF), e uma SF de 46,4%, excluindo a dispersão no detector. Procedeu se então a simulações detalhadas com vista à optimização do detector RPC a usar num tomógrafo PET de forma paralelepipédica definido por quatro cabeças de detecção com um AFOV de 2400 mm. Cada cabeça de detecção contém uma pilha de 20 detectores RPC, cada um com dois módulos de detecção com 5 camadas de gás (350 µm de espessura) delimitados por 6 placas de vidro. Definiram se os materiais e as espessuras para as camadas isoladoras, os eléctrodos de alta tensão e os de recolha de sinal, tendo se obtido um espessura óptima de 200 µm para as placas de vidro para detecção de fotões de 511 keV, e uma fracção de eventos mal identificados de 32% para uma distância das Linhas de Resposta (LORs) ao ponto de aniquilação igual ou inferior a 2 mm. Estudou-se também a resolução espacial do referido tomógrafo com simulações detalhadas em GEANT4. Os dados de simulação foram processados por forma a ter em conta a electrónica de leitura dos protótipos de RPCs desenvolvidos para teste. As coincidências foram efectuadas recorrendo a um classificador de coincidências de janela temporal simples, aceitando se as LORs com ângulo polar igual ou inferior a 9º. Avaliou se a resolução especial de acordo com as recomendações da norma NEMA NU2 2001, mas considerando apenas uma fonte pontual com 1 µm de diâmetro localizada no centro de uma esfera de polymetil metacrilato com 2 mm de diâmetro, que foi posicionada no plano transaxial central, desviada 100 mm do eixo segundo as duas direcções do referido plano. A resolução espacial encontrada foi de 0,9, 1,4 e 2,1 mm, respectivamente, para um segmentação do detector de 0, 1 e 2 mm nas direcções transaxial e axial, e de 3,44 mm na direcção radial. Estudou se ainda a SF, as taxas de contagem e a Taxa de Contagem Equivalente de Ruído (NECR) do tomógrafo já descrito, seguindo as normas NEMA NU2 2001. Os dados de simulação foram processados de modo a ter em conta a electrónica de leitura do detector. O melhor esquema de processamento para optimizar o NECR consistiu em efectuar as coincidências recorrendo a um classificador de coincidências do tipo janela temporal múltipla, aceitação total no ângulo polar, rejeição das LORs cujo o ponto reconstruído directamente por TOF cai fora de uma região de interesse com 2 cm de margem relativamente às dimensões do fantoma, e aceitando todos os possíveis pares de coincidências, incluindo todas as combinação possíveis retiradas das coincidências múltiplas. Considerando um tempo morto para a leitura em posição de 3.0 µs e para o fantoma NEMA NU2 2001, obteve se uma SF de 51.8% e um pico de NECR de 167 kcps a ~7.6 kBq/cm3. Para um fantoma similar mas estendido axialmente até aos1800 mm, a SF obtida foi de 53.7% e o pico de NECR de ~164 kcps a ~3.0 kBq/cm3.