X-corner patterns are most widely used in camera calibration. In this paper, we propose a new sub-pixel detector for X-corners, which is much simpler than the traditional sub-pixel detection algorithm. In this new algorithm, the pixel position of X-corner is firstly detected by a new operator. Then a second order Taylor polynomial describing the local intensity profile around the corner is educ...

We present the results of broad band (3-100 keV) observations of several X-ray pulsars with the INTEGRAL and RXTE observatories. We concentrate on the luminosity and energy dependence of the pulse profile and the variations of the cyclotron line energy. In V0332+53 the line energy changes nearly linearly with the source luminosity, while in 4U0115+63 its behavior is more complicated. Strong var...

We consider a problem dealing with the efficient delivery of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) to individual patients. IMRT treatment planning is usually performed in three phases. The first phase determines a set of beam angles through which radiation is delivered, followed by a second phase that determines an optimal radiation intensity profile (or fluence map). This intensity prof...

We use a broadband microbolometer array to measure the full three-dimensional (3D) terahertz (THz) intensity profile emitted from a twocolor femtosecond plasma and subsequently focused in a geometry useful for nonlinear spectroscopic investigations. Away from the immediate focal region we observe a sharp, conical intensity profile resembling a donut, and in the focal region the beam collapses t...