ANIR: Atacama near infrared camera for Paschen α imaging

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kentaro Motohara ◽  
Natsuko Mitani ◽  
Shigeyuki Sako ◽  
Yuka K. Uchimoto ◽  
Koji Toshikawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Camera

scholarly journals Search for giant planets around seven white dwarfs in the Hyades cluster with the Hubble Space Telescope

2020 ◽  
Vol 500 (3) ◽  
pp. 3920-3925
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Brandner ◽  
Hans Zinnecker ◽  
Taisiya Kopytova
Keyword(s):  
White Dwarfs ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Hubble Space Telescope ◽  
Infrared Camera ◽  
Detection Limits ◽  
Giant Planets ◽  
High Angular Resolution ◽  
Mass Detection ◽  
Space Telescope ◽  
Hyades Cluster

ABSTRACT Only a small number of exoplanets have been identified in stellar cluster environments. We initiated a high angular resolution direct imaging search using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and its Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) instrument for self-luminous giant planets in orbit around seven white dwarfs in the 625 Myr old nearby (≈45 pc) Hyades cluster. The observations were obtained with Near-Infrared Camera 1 (NIC1) in the F110W and F160W filters, and encompass two HST roll angles to facilitate angular differential imaging. The difference images were searched for companion candidates, and radially averaged contrast curves were computed. Though we achieve the lowest mass detection limits yet for angular separations ≥0.5 arcsec, no planetary mass companion to any of the seven white dwarfs, whose initial main-sequence masses were >2.8 M⊙, was found. Comparison with evolutionary models yields detection limits of ≈5–7 Jupiter masses (MJup) according to one model, and between 9 and ≈12 MJup according to another model, at physical separations corresponding to initial semimajor axis of ≥5–8 au (i.e. before the mass-loss events associated with the red and asymptotic giant branch phase of the host star). The study provides further evidence that initially dense cluster environments, which included O- and B-type stars, might not be highly conducive to the formation of massive circumstellar discs, and their transformation into giant planets (with m ≥ 6 MJup and a ≥6 au). This is in agreement with radial velocity surveys for exoplanets around G- and K-type giants, which did not find any planets around stars more massive than ≈3 M⊙.

scholarly journals PANIC: a near-infrared camera for the Magellan telescopes

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Martini ◽  
S. E. Persson ◽  
David C. Murphy ◽  
Christoph Birk ◽  
Stephen A. Shectman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Camera

Real time injecting device with automated robust vein detection using near infrared camera and live video

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamim Ahmed ◽  
Khandker Sadia Rahman ◽  
Sk Subrina Shawlin ◽  
Mohammad Hasan ◽  
Arnab Bhattacharjee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Camera ◽  
Live Video

469 ASSESSMENT OF PERFUSION OF GASTRIC CONDUIT AND PROXIMAL ESOPHAGEAL STUMP BY INDOCYANINE GREEN FLUORESCENCE IMAGING IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ESOPHAGECTOMY

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Subramanyeshwar Rao Thammineedi
Keyword(s):  
Indocyanine Green ◽  
Fluorescence Imaging ◽  
Visual Inspection ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Camera ◽  
Visual Assessment ◽  
Transhiatal Esophagectomy ◽  
Gastric Conduit ◽  
Indocyanine Green Fluorescence ◽  
Laparoscopic Assisted

Abstract   Post esophagectomy anastomotic leakage and stricture are crucial factors in determining morbidity and mortality. Good vascularity of the gastric conduit is essential to avoid this complications. This prospective study assesses the utility of intraoperative indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging to determine gastric conduit vascularity in patients undergoing esophagectomy. Methods Thirteen consecutive patients who were undergoing esophagectomy for carcinoma middle, lower third esophagus or gastro-esophageal junction from August 2019 to September 2019, were included. Three patients underwent laparoscopic-assisted transhiatal esophagectomy, ten thoraco-laparoscopic assisted esophagectomy. Reconstruction was done by gastric pull up via posterior mediastinal route. Vascularity of gastric conduit was assessed by the near-infrared camera using ICG. Results On visual assessment of perfusion at the tip of gastric conduit, it was dusky in 11 patients, pink in two. Fuorescence imaging showed inadequate perfusion at the tip of conduit in 12 patients, needing revision. In one patient visual inspection showed adequate perfusion, but ICG disclosed poor vascularity requiring revision of the conduit’s tip. Resection of the devitalized portion of the proximal esophageal stump was needed in 5 patients both by visual and ICG assessment. The median time to appearance of blush from the time of injection of dye was 15 seconds (10 to 23 seconds). Conclusion Visual inspection of the gastric conduit vascularity can underestimate perfusion and hence can compromise resection of the devitalized part. ICG fluorescence imaging is more objective and promising means to ascertain the vascularity of gastric conduit during an esophagectomy. It could complement the visual inspection to decide the site of anastomosis.

Detection of Nonpalpable Tiny Axillary Lymph Nodes Surrounded by Adipose Tissue Using a Near-Infrared Camera

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 455-463
Author(s):  
Shinsuke Akita ◽  
Yoshihisa Yamaji ◽  
Nobuyoshi Takeuchi ◽  
Ken Wakai ◽  
Kazuhiko Azuma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Camera ◽  
Axillary Lymph Nodes ◽  
Axillary Lymph

scholarly journals A Near Infrared Camera Refrigerated by Two Stirling Machines – an Alternative to Robotic Telescopes

2001 ◽  
Vol 183 ◽  
pp. 219-220
Author(s):  
José K. Ishitsuka I. ◽  
Takehiko Wada ◽  
Fumihiko Ieda ◽  
Noritaka Tokimasa ◽  
Takehiko Kuroda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Camera ◽  
Astronomical Observatory ◽  
Stirling Cycle ◽  
Reasonable Cost ◽  
Robotic Telescopes

AbstractWe have developed and tested a new near infrared camera equipped with a 512 × 512 PtSi CCD and cooled by two independent Stirling Cycle refrigerators. The camera, installed on the 60 cm reflector telescope of the Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory (NHAO) since April 2000, has begun regular observations toward infrared objects. Since the reasonable cost and lower maintenance needs of the camera make it more attractive, we introduce it as an alternative to robotic telescopes.

scholarly journals Faster R-CNN and Geometric Transformation-Based Detection of Driver’s Eyes Using Multiple Near-Infrared Camera Sensors

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Ho Park ◽  
Hyo Sik Yoon ◽  
Kang Ryoung Park
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Camera ◽  
Input Image ◽  
Geometric Transformation ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Gaze Tracking ◽  
Multiple Camera ◽  
Computation Process ◽  
Driver Inattention ◽  
Camera Sensors

Studies are being actively conducted on camera-based driver gaze tracking in a vehicle environment for vehicle interfaces and analyzing forward attention for judging driver inattention. In existing studies on the single-camera-based method, there are frequent situations in which the eye information necessary for gaze tracking cannot be observed well in the camera input image owing to the turning of the driver’s head during driving. To solve this problem, existing studies have used multiple-camera-based methods to obtain images to track the driver’s gaze. However, this method has the drawback of an excessive computation process and processing time, as it involves detecting the eyes and extracting the features of all images obtained from multiple cameras. This makes it difficult to implement it in an actual vehicle environment. To solve these limitations of existing studies, this study proposes a method that uses a shallow convolutional neural network (CNN) for the images of the driver’s face acquired from two cameras to adaptively select camera images more suitable for detecting eye position; faster R-CNN is applied to the selected driver images, and after the driver’s eyes are detected, the eye positions of the camera image of the other side are mapped through a geometric transformation matrix. Experiments were conducted using the self-built Dongguk Dual Camera-based Driver Database (DDCD-DB1) including the images of 26 participants acquired from inside a vehicle and the Columbia Gaze Data Set (CAVE-DB) open database. The results confirmed that the performance of the proposed method is superior to those of the existing methods.

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