Comparison of Thermal Neutron and Hard X-ray Dark-Field Tomography
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Neutron Grating Interferometer Setup
2.2. X-ray Grating Interferometer Setup
2.3. X-ray Micro-CT Scan
2.4. Data Processing
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
CT | computed tomography |
micro-CT | micro–computed tomography |
3D | three-dimensional |
XGI | X-ray grating interferometry |
nGI | neutron grating interferometry |
DPC | differential phase-contrast |
DFI | dark-field image |
FoV | field-of-view |
ROI | region of interest |
SAS | small-angle scattering |
CNR | contrast-to-noise-ratio |
PSF | point spread function |
FBP | filtered-Back Projection |
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Signal | Background ROIB | Absorber ROIA | Signal SS of SAS Feature | CNR |
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X-ray DFI | −0.0016 ± 0.0471 | −0.2338 ± 0.1016 | 0.96 | 7.1 |
Neutron DFI | −0.0005 ± 0.0176 | −0.0072 ± 0.0228 | 0.39 | 16.8 |
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Gustschin, A.; Neuwirth, T.; Backs, A.; Viermetz, M.; Gustschin, N.; Schulz, M.; Pfeiffer, F. Comparison of Thermal Neutron and Hard X-ray Dark-Field Tomography. J. Imaging 2021, 7, 1. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jimaging7010001
Gustschin A, Neuwirth T, Backs A, Viermetz M, Gustschin N, Schulz M, Pfeiffer F. Comparison of Thermal Neutron and Hard X-ray Dark-Field Tomography. Journal of Imaging. 2021; 7(1):1. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jimaging7010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleGustschin, Alex, Tobias Neuwirth, Alexander Backs, Manuel Viermetz, Nikolai Gustschin, Michael Schulz, and Franz Pfeiffer. 2021. "Comparison of Thermal Neutron and Hard X-ray Dark-Field Tomography" Journal of Imaging 7, no. 1: 1. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jimaging7010001