title: Applying shot boundary detection for automated crystal growth analysis during in situ transmission electron microscope experiments.
abstract: In situ scanning transmission electron microscopy is being developed for numerous applications in the study of nucleation and growth under electrochemical driving forces. For this type of experiment, one of the key parameters is to identify when nucleation initiates. Typically, the process of identifying the moment that crystals begin to form is a manual process requiring the user to perform an observation and respond accordingly (adjust focus, magnification, translate the stage, etc.). However, as the speed of the cameras being used to perform these observations increases, the ability of a user to "catch" the important initial stage of nucleation decreases (there is more information that is available in the first few milliseconds of the process). Here, we show that video shot boundary detection can automatically detect frames where a change in the image occurs. We show that this method can be applied to quickly and accurately identify points of change during crystal growth. This technique allows for automated segmentation of a digital stream for further analysis and the assignment of arbitrary time stamps for the initiation of processes that are independent of the user's ability to observe and react.
authors.affiliation: National Security Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352 USA.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Moeglein
authors.affiliation: National Security Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352 USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griswold
authors.affiliation: Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352 USA.|Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352 USA.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Mehdi
authors.affiliation: Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352 USA.|Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352 USA.|Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA.
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Browning
authors.affiliation: Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352 USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7703-8870
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Teuton
keywords: Big data analytics; Electrochemistry; In situ transmission electron microscopy; Nucleation and growth; Shot boundary detection