Sample 3-D Vibrating Probe Output
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Samples of 3-D Patterns Measured at UMass Amherst


Automated stereo scan of artificial twin proton point sources using the ASET Software of Applicable Electronics and using R-scripts for direct analysis of the ASET output. The top 4 panels illustrate the steps in analysis of the 3-D data obtained by the ASET software. Panel 1 illustrates the three orthogonal microvolt differences measured at a grid of observation points, uVdif(xyz), plotted on the Y-axis as uVxyz in colors rgb. In panel 2 the expected -pH calculated from the measured voltage at the origin of each grid point measurement is based on the pH callibration curve. In panel 3 the Expected proton concentration at the grid popint origins is calculated by exponentiating the points in panel 2. The proton concentration difference is then calculated in panel 4 from the voltage at the origin, the uV differences, the calibration curve and the estimated dynamic efficiency of the sampling protocol. For protons and chloride the dynamic efficiency for typical 3-D measuring protocols used recently has been indistinguishable from 100%. The bottom 4 panels illustrate the calculated fluxes calculated from the upper panel data and plotted as stereo pairs of 3-D flux vectors (left pair) or total flux (right pair). Gnu-Public R analysis includes library plotting functions scatterplot3d() and grid plotting function persp(). Triple scan of double H Source
An older automatic triple scan of artificial twin proton point sources with a vibrating proton selective microelectrode, NVPH. The data was collected using the VPW software from Science Wares using a Direct Coupled Ion Probe Amplifier from Applicable Electronics. The data is plotted using Gnu-Public QuikGrid Ver. 3.3 (formerly SURFACE.exe) from John Coulthard. While these programs are outdated and no-longer available on modern platforms, the above mentioned R scripting language is now a Gnu-Public cross-platform alternative.
Triple scan of double H Source Double proton source

Stereo scan of a twin proton source with a proton selective microelectrode 48 hours prior to the above triple scan. This particular electrode survived for 6 days, faithfully recording data from the same pair of artificial sources. Data was prepared to plot using the MAGE software available from Kinemage Duke.

Mage Stereo View of double H Source

Portions of adjacent follicles from a Periplaneta americana ovariole with a proton ion selective electrode poised at a sampling site. Data from such a follicle is displayed below.

Periplaneta americana follicle

Proton flux (red vectors) eminating from the anterior end of a Periplaneta americana follicle (Kunkel & Faszewski, 1995). The protons exit from the follicle epithelium (green outline) seen to encase the oocyte (yellow outline). This is a stereo pair produced with MAGE. (blue marks the path of the scanning electrode). Data was collected with a Direct Coupled Amplifier using the 3DVIS software developed by Joe Kunkel at the NVP Facility at the MBL, Woods Hole, MA.

kinemage of Periplaneta americana follicle

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