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The Sizes of Spheres from Profiles in a Thin Slice II. Transparent Spheres
Author(s) -
Coleman R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
biometrical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-4036
pISSN - 0323-3847
DOI - 10.1002/bimj.19830250804
Subject(s) - opacity , spheres , unobservable , wafer , resolution (logic) , masking (illustration) , mathematics , materials science , optics , physics , computer science , nanotechnology , astronomy , artificial intelligence , econometrics , art , visual arts
Formulae are derived for obtaining the size distribution of transparent spherical particles which are embedded in an opaque material. The data are the sizes of the circular profiles made by particles in a random thin slice of a specimen when it is viewed orthogonally. The formulae incorporate resolution constraints which cause various profile size ranges to be unobservable. Approximate solutions are obtained under specific resolution constraints when the slice is very thin. The corresponding case of opaque spheres in a transparent material was the subject of Part I (Coleman, 1982).