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: Received: 24 June 2019 / Approved: 25 June 2019 / Online: 25 June 2019 (12:53:50 CEST)
How to cite:
Faez, S.; Carattino, A.; Mosk, A. PyNTA: An Open Source Software Application for Live Particle Tracking. Preprints2019, 2019060251. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201906.0251.v1
Faez, S.; Carattino, A.; Mosk, A. PyNTA: An Open Source Software Application for Live Particle Tracking. Preprints 2019, 2019060251. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201906.0251.v1
Faez, S.; Carattino, A.; Mosk, A. PyNTA: An Open Source Software Application for Live Particle Tracking. Preprints2019, 2019060251. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201906.0251.v1
APA Style
Faez, S., Carattino, A., & Mosk, A. (2019). PyNTA: An Open Source Software Application for Live Particle Tracking. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201906.0251.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Faez, S., Aquiles Carattino and Allard Mosk. 2019 "PyNTA: An Open Source Software Application for Live Particle Tracking" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201906.0251.v1
Abstract
We introduce PyNTA, a modular instrumentation software for live particle tracking. By using the multiprocessing library of Python and the distributed messaging library pyZMQ, PyNTA allows users to acquire images from a camera at close to maximum readout bandwidth while simultaneously performing computations on each image on a separate processing unit. This publisher/subscriber pattern generates a small overhead and leverages the multi-core capabilities of modern computers. We demonstrate capabilities of the PyNTA package on the featured application of nanoparticle tracking analysis. Real-time particle tracking on megapixel images at a rate of 50 Hz is presented. Reliable live tracking reduces the required storage capacity for particle tracking measurements by a factor of approximately 103, as compared with raw data storage, allowing for a virtually unlimited duration of measurements
video microscopy, imaging, automated data acquisition, nanoparticle tracking, measurement embedded applications, open-source software
Subject
Physical Sciences, Applied Physics
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