X-Ray and Neutron Radiography for Quantitative Material Reconstructions

IF 1.9 3区工程技术 Q3 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Pub Date : 2025-03-21 DOI:10.1109/TNS.2025.3572420

Andrew J. Gilbert;Luke W. Campbell;Nikhil Deshmukh;Paul A. Hausladen;Matthew R. Heath;Dustin M. Kasparek;Lauren A. Misurek;Paul B. Rose;Kyle T. Schmitt

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Abstract

Radiography is a powerful tool to determine the interior structure of objects. X-ray radiography is widely used and provides high-resolution images though X-rays have limited transmission through materials of high atomic number (Z) and density. In contrast, neutrons can penetrate many materials that are heavily attenuating to X-rays, such as metals, providing contrast in the inner layers of highly attenuating items. Past work has shown the value of using both X-ray and neutron radiography for estimating material thicknesses though that work was limited to simulated data. Here, we demonstrate quantitative material reconstructions using experimental X-ray and neutron radiography data from laboratory-based systems, accurately modeling radiography system responses to within a few percent to enable quantitative measures of material thickness. We demonstrate the utility of neutron radiography and X-ray radiography for these quantitative reconstructions and introduce methods for using their complementarity to improve image quality and optimize experimental design.

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定量材料重建的x射线和中子射线照相

射线照相是确定物体内部结构的有力工具。虽然x射线通过高原子序数(Z)和密度的材料的传输有限，但x射线照相技术得到了广泛的应用，并提供了高分辨率的图像。相反，中子可以穿透许多对x射线有严重衰减的材料，比如金属，在高衰减物体的内层提供对比。过去的工作已经证明了使用x射线和中子射线照相法来估计材料厚度的价值，尽管这项工作仅限于模拟数据。在这里，我们使用基于实验室系统的实验x射线和中子射线照相数据演示了定量材料重建，准确地模拟了射线照相系统在几个百分点内的响应，从而实现了材料厚度的定量测量。我们展示了中子射线照相和x射线照相在这些定量重建中的效用，并介绍了利用它们的互补性来提高图像质量和优化实验设计的方法。

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IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 工程技术-工程：电子与电气

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

27.80%

发文量

314

审稿时长

6.2 months

期刊介绍： The IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science is a publication of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society. It is viewed as the primary source of technical information in many of the areas it covers. As judged by JCR impact factor, TNS consistently ranks in the top five journals in the category of Nuclear Science & Technology. It has one of the higher immediacy indices, indicating that the information it publishes is viewed as timely, and has a relatively long citation half-life, indicating that the published information also is viewed as valuable for a number of years. The IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science is published bimonthly. Its scope includes all aspects of the theory and application of nuclear science and engineering. It focuses on instrumentation for the detection and measurement of ionizing radiation; particle accelerators and their controls; nuclear medicine and its application; effects of radiation on materials, components, and systems; reactor instrumentation and controls; and measurement of radiation in space.