SmartAlign corrects for stage drift and scan distortion from fast-acquisition multi-frame images using rigid and non-rigid image alignment , and improves resolution, signal-to-noise ratio, and image-intensity distribution while reducing beam damage effects. The resultant image can be further analyzed quantitatively, say for composition and strain.
Template Matching Module for SmartAlign
Template matching is a common technique that involves searching for repeating regions, and averaging them to improve image quality. However, the “Template Matching Module” (TM module) includes non-rigid registration of the repeated image-regions. Thus, the TM module is extremely suitable for data that has been acquired by scanning techniques.
References and Technical Notes
- [1] L. Jones, H. Yang, T.J. Pennycook, M.S.J. Marshall, S. Van Aert, N.D. Browning, et al., “Smart Align a new tool for robust non-rigid registration of scanning microscope data”, Advanced Structural & Chemical Imaging 1:8 (2015) doi:10.1186/s40679-015-0008-4.
- [2] Lewys Jones, Sigurd Wenner, Magnus Nord, Per Harald Ninive, Ole Martin Lovvik, Randi Holmestad, Peter Nellist, Ultramicroscopy 179 (2017) 57-62: Optimising multi-frame ADF-STEM for high-precision atomic-resolution strain mapping, doi:10.1016/j.ultramic.2017.04.007
Examples (Sample Data)
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- SmartAlign v2.5.1
for GMS 3.4 (64bit)
for GMS 3.3 (64bit) (applicable from GMS 3.0)
for GMS 2.3 32bit GMS 2.3 64bit
for GMS 2.1 32bit GMS 2.1 64bit (applicable from GMS 2.0)
for GMS 1.x (32bit)
- Template Matching Module for SmartAlign v2.5
for GMS 3.4 (64bit)
for GMS 3.3 (64bit) (applicable from GMS 3.0)
for GMS 2.3 32bit GMS 2.3 64bit
for GMS 2.1 32bit GMS 2.1 64bit (applicable from GMS 2.0)
for GMS 1.x (32bit)
Required plug-ins.
User Key Driver
Previous versions
- SmartAlign v2.0.1
for GMS 3.3 (64bit) (applicable from GMS 3.0)
for GMS 2.3 32bit GMS 2.3 64bit
for GMS 2.1 32bit GMS 2.1 64bit (applicable from GMS 2.0)
for GMS 1.x (32bit)
- Template Matching Module for SmartAlign v2.0.1
for GMS 3.3 (64bit) (applicable from GMS 3.0)
for GMS 2.3 32bit GMS 2.3 64bit
for GMS 2.1 32bit GMS 2.1 64bit (applicable from GMS 2.0)
for GMS 1.x (32bit)
- MATLAB Compiler Runtime (MCR)
R2013b (8.2) 32bit for SmartAlign 32bit
R2013b (8.2) 64bit for SmartAlign 64bit
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