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Filter back-projection technique applied to Abel inversion

Filter back-projection technique applied to Abel inversion

Jiang Shao-En
Liu Zhong-Li
Tang Dao-Yuan
Zheng Zhi-Jian
Nuclear Science and TechniquesVol.8, No.4pp.214-217Published in print 01 Nov 1997
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The inverse Abel transform is applicable to optically thin plasma with cylindrical symmetry, which is often encountered in plasma physics and inertial (or magnetic) confinement fusion. The filter back-projection technique is modified, and then a new method of inverse Abel transform is presented.

Filter functionBack-projectionAbel transform
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