Neutron imaging is a non-destructive probe that can spatially resolve bulk materials’ internal features/structures. Neutron imaging spatial resolution is driven by detector technology, i.e., pixel size, and is currently on the order of 10–20 µm. This limitation can be alleviated by the use of neutron grating interferometry – an advanced neutron imaging technique – that enables simultaneous access to three contrast mechanisms: attenuation, differential phase, and small-angle neutron scattering. Recently, a Talbot-Lau neutron grating interferometry has been implemented at the Multimodal Advanced Radiography Station at the High Flux Isotope Reactor. In this work, the design, setup and performance of the grating apparatus are presented.

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Neutron Grating Interferometry at the High Flux Isotope Reactor

  • Yuxuan Zhang,
  • Erik Stringfellow,
  • Jean-Christophe Bilheux,
  • Hassina Z. Bilheux,
  • James Torres,
  • Ian Turnbull,
  • Roger Hobbs,
  • Leslie G. Butler,
  • Kyungmin Ham

摘要

Neutron imaging is a non-destructive probe that can spatially resolve bulk materials’ internal features/structures. Neutron imaging spatial resolution is driven by detector technology, i.e., pixel size, and is currently on the order of 10–20 µm. This limitation can be alleviated by the use of neutron grating interferometry – an advanced neutron imaging technique – that enables simultaneous access to three contrast mechanisms: attenuation, differential phase, and small-angle neutron scattering. Recently, a Talbot-Lau neutron grating interferometry has been implemented at the Multimodal Advanced Radiography Station at the High Flux Isotope Reactor. In this work, the design, setup and performance of the grating apparatus are presented.