Patent ID: 6998614

Claim:
A hyperspectral imaging device, comprising: a light excluding enclosure; a platform for supporting a specimen within said enclosure; a first light source which emits radiation throughout a VNIR portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, and is positioned within said enclosure to illuminate a specimen on said platform; a first hyperspectral imager for sensing VNIR radiation reflected from a specimen on said platform, in a plurality of contiguous spectral bands throughout said VNIR portion of the electromagnetic spectrum; a second light source which emits radiation throughout a UV portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, and is positioned within said enclosure to illuminate a specimen on said platform; a second hyperspectral imager for sensing UV radiation reflected from a specimen on said platform, in a plurality of contiguous spectral bands through said UV portion of the electromagnetic spectrum; and a translation stage for moving the specimen platform relation to each of said first and second hyperspectral imagers.