Laser monitors for high speed imaging of materials modification and production

The methods for real-time visual diagnostics of high-speed processes of materials modification and production are presented. The main problem of visualization of such processes is the intense glare which blocks the investigated area. To decrease the negative effect of the glare (high intensive background light) the copper bromide vapor brightness amplifier is used. It has been shown that the imaging method with a brightness amplifier proposed in this paper proves to be the most reliable to obtain the information about objects or processes in a real time mode using high frequency copper bromide vapor brightness amplifier. The results of visualization of different processes, including nanoparticles production, are presented. The benefits and limitations of both methods used for imaging have been also demonstrated.