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The system specifications:
  • High resolution CCD firewire colour camera with 360 to 1100nm spectral response
  • Image display via 75cm (30inch) flat screen LCD
  • Zoom magnification range of x1.5 to x130 (approx.) on the standard 75cm (30inch) display monitor
  • Fields of view: 2.5x1.9mm to 210x160mm
  • Imaging filters: 15 high pass filters in the visible and near infra red with thresholds at 530, 550, 570, 590, 610, 628, 648, 668, 690, 715, 725, 780, 823, 856 and 1000nm plus a broadband pass filter 390-610nm
  • Modes of illumination:
    • long wave UV, incident lighting (365nm)
    • long wave UV, transmitted lighting (365nm)
    • medium wave UV, incident lighting (313nm)
    • short wave UV, incident lighting (256nm)
    • visible and infra red, incident lighting
    • visible and infra red, transmitted lighting
    • visible and infra red, oblique lighting
    • visible and infra red, coaxial incident light (for examination of retro-reflective security features)
    • narrow bandwidth illumination, 100W tungsten halogen lamp with a 400 to 1000nm continuous interference filter operated in 3.5nm steps with average bandwidth of 40nm
    • Horizontal and vertical arrays of LED lamps for sequential scanning of multiple image OVD's
    • High intensity infra red illumination for the excitation of anti-Stokes inks
    • High intensity incident spot light, 250W tungsten halogen lamp with independent low pass and high pass filters providing 80 different wavebands and zoom lens, providing a broad beam to a focused spotlight:

Continuous interference imaging filter with an average bandpass of 40nm over the wavelength range 400 to 1000nm

  • Image integration, on-chip with integration periods of 8ms to 22s in 33 steps
  • Colour measurement, provides CIE colour co-ordinates & chromaticity diagrams - measures colour parameters: XYZ, xy, uv, Lab. Displays data on 1931 and 1960 UCS chromaticity charts
  • Microspectrometry measures absorption, reflectance, transmission and fluorescence spectra. 400 to 1000nm range, sample size down to 16 microns². Calibration permits normalisation of spectra
  • PC system operating Windows Vista
  • Network capability
  • Remote operation
  • ICAO data reader
  • Embedded personal information decoder
  • Casework management software which enables images, examiner's notes and other instrument derived data, such as spectra and diagrams, to be stored in casework files. Images may be annotated and stored with instrument settings
  • Image processing software providing:
    • Side by side comparison of live and stored image
    • Superimposition of a live and a stored image with adjustable mix, 0 to 100%
    • Variable speed image strobe between a live and a stored image
    • Left to right image reversal (horizontal mirror reversal)
    • Top to bottom image reversal (vertical mirror reversal)
    • Grey level reversal (positive to negative)
    • Image rotation, through any angle
    • Contrast stretch
    • De-speckle filters (noise reduction)
  • Image measurement software providing:
    • Distance between two points
    • Area within a user defined box
    • Radius of a circular feature from three peripheral points
    • Angle between two lines
    • Area of user defined shape
    • Area of selected features, i.e. an alphanumeric character or logo
  • Controls via graphical user interface
  • Universal power input, 85-250V, 50/60Hz, 700W
  • Document capacity:
    Accommodates documents up to 596x422mm

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coaxial incident light for examination of retro-reflective security features
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