PEPT data analysis

Positron Emission Particle Tracking (PEPT) flow

Once the data has been processed, the locations of the tracer are in the form (t, x, y, z) and the data can be analysed to reveal particle trajectory, velocity distributions, local residence time distributions/occupancy, circulation times etc.

Video showing PEPT particle trajectories through an extruder from different angles.

To analyse the data, a program developed at the centre can be used to reveal some information however most users develop their own codes using C++ or analyse the data in programs such as Matlab.