Patent ID: 8521491
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: modeling simulated rays passing through a simulated germanium (Ge) hemisphere attenuated total reflection (ATR) microscope that includes a simulated Ge hemisphere and a simulated detector at a simulated detector plane, wherein said simulated Ge hemisphere ATR microscope comprises simulated parameters, wherein the step of modeling simulated rays comprises: determining a data set for rays reaching said simulated detector plane; and at least once simulating a movement of said simulated Ge hemisphere along a simulated first axis and determining at least one subsequent data set; said method further comprising: providing a real Ge hemisphere ATR microscope having real parameters that substantially match said simulated parameters, wherein said real Ge hemisphere ATR microscope comprises a real Ge hemisphere and a real detector at a real detector plane; providing a sample to be imaged at said real detector plane, wherein said sample is in contact with said real Ge hemisphere; collecting a spectral image of said sample at said real detector plane, wherein said spectral image is collected for actual rays passing through said real Ge hemisphere ATR microscope and reaching said real detector plane, wherein the step of collecting a spectral image comprises at least once moving said real Ge hemisphere along a real first axis that is substantially similar to said simulated first axis and collecting at least one subsequent spectral image at each increment; and applying said data set and said at least one subsequent data set to said spectral image and said at least one subsequent spectral image to produce at least one corrected image of said sample.