TOMCAT - X02DA: Tomography

A beamline for TOmographic Microscopy and Coherent rAdiology experimenTs

The beamline for TOmographic Microscopy and Coherent rAdiology experimenTs (TOMCAT) is located at the X02DA port of the SLS and receives photons from a 2.9 T superbending magnet. The beamline provides monochromatic as well as white beam to a state-of-the art tomographic microscopy endstation.

The endstation performs absorption as well as phase contrast imaging with an isotropic voxel size ranging from 0.360 microns up to 14.8 microns. Phase contrast is obtained either with simple edge-enhancement, a modified transport of intensity approach or with grating interferometry. Typical acquisition times are in the order of few minutes, depending on energy and resolution.

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Technical Specifications

Exaustive Information can be found in: M. Stampanoni et al., "Trends in synchrotron-based tomographic imaging: the SLS experience", Developments in X-Ray Tomography V, edited by Ulrich Bonse, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 6318, 63180M, (2006) · 1605-7422/06 · doi: 10.1117/12.679497