Line spread function formulation proposed by W. H. Steel: a revision.
A revised formulation of the image light distribution of an incoherent line source proposed by Steel [Rev. Opt. 31, 334-340 (1952)] is presented. Analytical and numerical results based on this new representation are given. We explicitly show that a major error in Steel's final expression generates singularities, thereby preventing convenient numerical computation.
Edge image quality assessment: a new formulation for degraded edge imaging
We discuss a formalism to characterize degraded edge images formed in a diffraction limited system (with circular pupil of unit radius) under conditions of incoherent illumination. We introduce a novel definition of degraded edges and consider this approach to model a basic optical mechanism involved in the perception of visual depth and edge detection. We introduce a degradation parameter to quantize the degree of edge blur. We present a generalization of such a procedure by assuming the Heaviside function to be a systematic generator of degraded edges. We reproduce experimentally the predictions made by the formalism proposed herein.
Time behavior of gas pressure and PD activity in insulation cavities under AC voltage
In the framework of developing defect-based life models (i.e. the life model of partial discharge-induced damage growth from a micro-void in polymer matrix), ageing tests were performed on PE layered specimens with artificial cavities under constant gas pressure and constant gas volume conditions, respectively. Time behavior of the discharge repetition rate and amplitude were recorded and compared under these two conditions. Results show that pressure variation has little influence on PD activities at constant gas volume. Under constant gas pressure, the evolution of gas volume has similar characteristic to the product of discharge amplitude and repetition rate.