Inversion of spectroscopic measurements for extracting particle size distribution

Carlo Pariset, Suresh Thennadil

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Abstract

Information on the particle size distribution (PSD) of a particulate system is contained in the turbidity measurements. To obtain the PSD from such measurements, the inversion of a Fredholm integral of the first kind is required. To solve this ill-posed problem Tikhonov regularization technique can be used. The central issue in every regularization problem is the choice of an effective regularization parameter and to perform such a choice in a complete automatic way without any inputs from the operator. In this work the PSD of polystyrene spheres in water are estimated from turbidity measurements using a CARY5000 spectrometer. Two formulations for the search of the regularization parameter based on cross-validation are compared and a two-step process integrating the two formulations is investigated.
Original languageEnglish
Pages1046-1050
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 May 2009
Event6th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals & Devices - Djerba , Tunisia
Duration: 23 Mar 200926 Mar 2009

Conference

Conference6th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals & Devices
Country/TerritoryTunisia
CityDjerba
Period23/03/0926/03/09

Keywords

  • generalized cross validation
  • regularization parameter
  • Tikhonov regularization
  • turbidity
  • Fredholm integral equations
  • particle size measurement
  • spectrometers
  • spectroscopy

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