System and method for instrument response correction based on independent measurement of the sample
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- illuminating a sample to thereby generate a first plurality of interacted photons and a second plurality of interacted photons;
detecting said first plurality of interacted photons using a dispersive spectrometer to thereby generate at least one reference spectrum representative of said sample;
passing said second plurality of interacted photons through a tunable filter;
detecting said second plurality of interacted photons using an imaging detector to thereby generate at least one hyperspectral test image representative of said sample;
assessing said test image to thereby determine a mean test spectrum wherein said mean test spectrum is representative of the mean intensity of a plurality of pixels in said hyperspectral test image;
comparing said mean test spectrum to said reference spectrum to thereby determine an instrument response correction; and
applying said instrument response correction to said hyperspectral test image.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing an instrument response correction. A sample is illuminated to generate a first plurality and a second plurality of interacted photons. The first plurality of interacted photons may be detected by a dispersive spectrometer to generate a reference spectrum representative of the sample. The second plurality of interacted photons may be passed through a tunable filter and detected using an imaging detector to generate at least one hyperspectral image. This hyperspectral image may comprise a Raman hyperspectral image or an infrared hyperspectral image. A system may comprise an illumination source, a collection optics, a dispersive spectrometer, a fiber optic, a tunable filter, and an imaging detector.
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27 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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illuminating a sample to thereby generate a first plurality of interacted photons and a second plurality of interacted photons; detecting said first plurality of interacted photons using a dispersive spectrometer to thereby generate at least one reference spectrum representative of said sample; passing said second plurality of interacted photons through a tunable filter; detecting said second plurality of interacted photons using an imaging detector to thereby generate at least one hyperspectral test image representative of said sample; assessing said test image to thereby determine a mean test spectrum wherein said mean test spectrum is representative of the mean intensity of a plurality of pixels in said hyperspectral test image; comparing said mean test spectrum to said reference spectrum to thereby determine an instrument response correction; and applying said instrument response correction to said hyperspectral test image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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an illumination source for illuminating a sample to thereby generate a first plurality of interacted photons and a second plurality of interacted photons; a collection optics for collecting at least one of said first plurality of interacted photons and said second plurality of interacted photons; a dispersive spectrometer for detecting said first plurality of interacted photons and generating at least one reference spectrum representative of said sample; at least one fiber optic, wherein a first end of said fiber optic is coupled to said collection optics and said second end is coupled to an entrance slit of said dispersive spectrometer; a tunable filter for sequentially filtering said second plurality of interacted photons into a plurality of predetermined wavelength bands; an imaging detector configured so as to detect said second plurality of interacted photons to thereby generate at least one hyperspectral test image representative of said sample; and at least one processor configured to assess the hyperspectral test image and generate at least one mean test spectra and compare the hyperspectral test image with the reference spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory data storage medium containing program code, which, when executed by a processor causes said processor to perform the following:
- illuminate a sample to thereby generate a first plurality of interacted photons and a second plurality of interacted photons;
detect said first plurality of interacted photons using a dispersive spectrometer to thereby generate at least one reference spectrum representative of said sample;
pass said second plurality of interacted photons through a tunable filter;
detect said second plurality of interacted photons using an imaging detector to thereby generate at least one hyperspectral test image representative of said sample;
assess said test image to thereby determine a mean test spectrum wherein said mean test spectrum is representative of the mean of the intensity at each pixel in said hyperspectral test image;
compare said mean test spectrum to said reference spectrum to thereby determine an instrument response correction; and
apply said instrument response correction to said hyperspectral test image. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
- illuminate a sample to thereby generate a first plurality of interacted photons and a second plurality of interacted photons;
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