X-ray phase contrast and fluorescence nanotomography for material studies
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Heikki Suhonen
, Feng Xu , Lukas Helfen , Claudio Ferrero , Pavel Vladimirov und Peter Cloetens
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.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Contents
- Contents
- Editorial
- Exploiting Contrast with Tomography
- Original Contributions
- 3D imaging of complex materials: the case of cement
- Neutron Bragg-edge mapping of weld seams
- 3D image analysis and stochastic modelling of open foams
- In-situ X-ray microtomography study of the movement of a granular material within a die
- Synchrotron and neutron laminography for three-dimensional imaging of devices and flat material specimens
- Numerical correction of X-ray detector backlighting
- X-ray phase contrast and fluorescence nanotomography for material studies
- Estimation of the probability of finite percolation in porous microstructures from tomographic images
- Imaging of grain-level orientation and strain in thicker metallic polycrystals by high energy transmission micro-beam Laue (HETL) diffraction techniques
- Three-dimensional morphology and mechanics of bone scaffolds fabricated by rapid prototyping
- Fatigue induced deformation of taper connections in dental titanium implants
- Beyond imaging: on the quantitative analysis of tomographic volume data
- Damage fluctuations in creep deformed copper studied with synchrotron X-ray microtomography
- Neutron strain tomography using Bragg-edge transmission
- Three-dimensional registration of tomography data for quantification in biomaterials science
- Morpho-topological volume analysis of porous materials for nuclear applications
- People
- Professor Dr. rer. nat. Richard Wagner
- DGM News
- DGM News
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Contents
- Contents
- Editorial
- Exploiting Contrast with Tomography
- Original Contributions
- 3D imaging of complex materials: the case of cement
- Neutron Bragg-edge mapping of weld seams
- 3D image analysis and stochastic modelling of open foams
- In-situ X-ray microtomography study of the movement of a granular material within a die
- Synchrotron and neutron laminography for three-dimensional imaging of devices and flat material specimens
- Numerical correction of X-ray detector backlighting
- X-ray phase contrast and fluorescence nanotomography for material studies
- Estimation of the probability of finite percolation in porous microstructures from tomographic images
- Imaging of grain-level orientation and strain in thicker metallic polycrystals by high energy transmission micro-beam Laue (HETL) diffraction techniques
- Three-dimensional morphology and mechanics of bone scaffolds fabricated by rapid prototyping
- Fatigue induced deformation of taper connections in dental titanium implants
- Beyond imaging: on the quantitative analysis of tomographic volume data
- Damage fluctuations in creep deformed copper studied with synchrotron X-ray microtomography
- Neutron strain tomography using Bragg-edge transmission
- Three-dimensional registration of tomography data for quantification in biomaterials science
- Morpho-topological volume analysis of porous materials for nuclear applications
- People
- Professor Dr. rer. nat. Richard Wagner
- DGM News
- DGM News