Research

In order to meet the requirements of the most demanding high speed imaging applications a balance of high frame rate, image resolution, dynamic range and light sensitivity is required. The FASTCAM SA-X high speed camera system which is designed to provide a careful balance of all these sometimes conflicting requirements is available at Missouri S&T through collaboration. FASTCAM SA-X brings together unique CMOS image sensor technologies and digital imaging expertise to provide optimum imaging performance. The system offers recording rates up to 12,500 fps at Megapixel image resolution with 12 bit ADC and high image quality. This specification is enough to cover most of the multiphase system phenomena. Light sensitivity is often the most critical performance criteria in multiphase system analysis. Without high light sensitivity imaging at high frame rates and with short exposure times is not possible. A camera system providing high light sensitivity allows objective lenses and lighting techniques to be optimized to visualize complex high speed phenomena. Hence, it gives us an edge in capturing the critical processes under study. The FASTCAM SA-X system is controlled via the keypad or over a high speed Gigabit Ethernet network. The system is provided with an integrated capping shutter to facilitate automated image calibration and enhance ease of operation.