Convolution based hybrid image processing technique for microscopic images of etch-pits in Nuclear Track Detectors

A novel image processing technique based on convolution is developed for analyzing the etch-pit images in Nuclear Track Detectors (NTDs). The outcomes of the application of the proposed method on the different types of NTDs (e.g., CR-39, PET) containing etch-pit openings of different sizes and shapes (circular and elliptical) is presented. Promising results have been obtained for both identifying and counting the etch-pits in NTDs.