Recent Progress of Radiography and Tomography at the Energy-resolved Neutron Imaging System RADEN

Abstract

We have performed neutron radiography and tomography using a CCD camera-type detector for some test samples at RADEN. The current spatial resolution for neutron radiography is estimated to about 350 μm in the largest field-of-view of 300 × 300 mm² and 100 μm in the field-of-view of 60 × 60 mm². It is thought that the latter spatial resolution is strongly affected by the image blur in the scintillator screen. In the case of neutron tomography, the current spatial resolution is estimated to be better than 0.5 mm using an iron and aluminum test sample. Furthermore, we have performed neutron tomography for a cast aluminum product. As a result, small blowholes are found in the center of the product. This demonstrates the importance of non-destructive testing by neutron radiography and tomography for industrial products.