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X-ray phase contrast and fluorescence nanotomography for material studies

  • Heikki Suhonen , Feng Xu , Lukas Helfen , Claudio Ferrero , Pavel Vladimirov and Peter Cloetens
Published/Copyright: May 31, 2013
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 103 Issue 2

Abstract

The macroscopic properties of many materials are determined by structural features spanning a wide range of length scales. The nano-imaging endstation ID22NI of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility is optimized for nanoscale imaging (X-ray focus size well below 100 nm) at high X-ray energy (17 – 29 keV), making it possible to study the interior of dense samples with a millimetric size. Computed tomography and computed laminography setups allow three dimensional imaging of a wide variety of samples, laminography being especially suited for non-destructive imaging of flat samples. The focused X-rays are used as a scanning probe for fluorescence tomography, providing sensitivity for elemental composition down to the ppm level. Projection microscopy with phase contrast is used for imaging the electron density in an extremely sensitive way. We demonstrate these capabilities by imaging a Be pebble. We found large scale cracks and nanoporosity (< 1 μm pores). Furthermore, beryllium oxide inclusions could be detected, ranging from 200 nm to several microns in size. Some of the smallest inclusions were located next to a small pore, indicating beryllium oxide formation after solidification of the structure.

Keywords: Nano-imaging; Tomography; Laminography; Beryllium pebble
* Correspondence address Dr. Heikki Suhonen, ESRF, BP 220, 38043 Grenoble CEDEX 9, France, Tel.: +33 4 76 88 28 30, E-mail:

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Received: 2011-7-19
Accepted: 2011-11-12
Published Online: 2013-05-31
Published in Print: 2012-02-01

© 2012, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.110664
Keywords for this article
Nano-imaging; Tomography; Laminography; Beryllium pebble

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  12. X-ray phase contrast and fluorescence nanotomography for material studies
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  14. Imaging of grain-level orientation and strain in thicker metallic polycrystals by high energy transmission micro-beam Laue (HETL) diffraction techniques
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  16. Fatigue induced deformation of taper connections in dental titanium implants
  17. Beyond imaging: on the quantitative analysis of tomographic volume data
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