Optical Fluorescence Auto-Projection Tomography: A Novel Modality

Francis Hindle and Hugh McCann

Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, UMIST, PO Box 88, Sackville Street, Manchester, M60 1QD, UK. email:francis.hindle@stud.umist.ac.uk

Both authors are members of the Virtual Centre for Industrial Process Tomography.

Abstract - We report preliminary research into a novel tomography system for application to gas- phase subjects. The technique is based on fluorescence, using collimated sources and detectors. It does not require a complex inversion step to reconstruct the image of the subject. Suitable gaseous fuels, dopants, and sources are assessed for potential use in a fuel imaging system within an internal combustion engine.

Keywords: Fluorescence, Tomography, Fuel, Visualisation.