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Lan Y, Burca G, Yong JWH, Johansson E, Kuktaite R. New Insights into the Bio-Chemical Changes in Wheat Induced by Cd and Drought: What Can We Learn on Cd Stress Using Neutron Imaging? PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:554. [PMID: 38498534 PMCID: PMC10892926 DOI: 10.3390/plants13040554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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Cadmium (Cd) and drought stresses are becoming dominant in a changing climate. This study explored the impact of Cd and Cd + drought stress on durum wheat grown in soil and sand at two Cd levels. The physiological parameters were studied using classical methods, while the root architecture was explored using non-invasive neutron computed tomography (NCT) for the first time. Under Cd + drought, all the gas exchange parameters were significantly affected, especially at 120 mg/kg Cd + drought. Elevated Cd was found in the sand-grown roots. We innovatively show the Cd stress impact on the wheat root volume and architecture, and the water distribution in the "root-growing media" was successfully visualized using NCT. Diverse and varying root architectures were observed for soil and sand under the Cd stress compared to the non-stress conditions, as revealed using NCT. The intrinsic structure of the growing medium was responsible for a variation in the water distribution pattern. This study demonstrated a pilot approach to use NCT for quantitative and in situ mapping of Cd stress on wheat roots and visualized the water dynamics in the rhizosphere. The physiological and NCT data provide valuable information to relate further to genetic information for the identification of Cd-resilient wheat varieties in the changing climate.
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- Yuzhou Lan
- Department of Plant Breeding, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 190, SE-23422 Lomma, Sweden; (Y.L.); (E.J.)
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd., Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, UK;
- ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0QX, UK
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Alan Turing Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Biosystems and Technology, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 190, SE-23422 Lomma, Sweden;
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- Department of Plant Breeding, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 190, SE-23422 Lomma, Sweden; (Y.L.); (E.J.)
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- Department of Plant Breeding, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 190, SE-23422 Lomma, Sweden; (Y.L.); (E.J.)
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Kulhánek M, Asrade DA, Suran P, Sedlář O, Černý J, Balík J. Plant Nutrition-New Methods Based on the Lessons of History: A Review. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:4150. [PMID: 38140480 PMCID: PMC10747035 DOI: 10.3390/plants12244150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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As with new technologies, plant nutrition has taken a big step forward in the last two decades. The main objective of this review is to briefly summarise the main pathways in modern plant nutrition and attract potential researchers and publishers to this area. First, this review highlights the importance of long-term field experiments, which provide us with valuable information about the effects of different applied strategies. The second part is dedicated to the new analytical technologies (tomography, spectrometry, and chromatography), intensively studied environments (rhizosphere, soil microbial communities, and enzymatic activity), nutrient relationship indexes, and the general importance of proper data evaluation. The third section is dedicated to the strategies of plant nutrition, i.e., (i) plant breeding, (ii) precision farming, (iii) fertiliser placement, (iv) biostimulants, (v) waste materials as a source of nutrients, and (vi) nanotechnologies. Finally, the increasing environmental risks related to plant nutrition, including biotic and abiotic stress, mainly the threat of soil salinity, are mentioned. In the 21st century, fertiliser application trends should be shifted to local application, precise farming, and nanotechnology; amended with ecofriendly organic fertilisers to ensure sustainable agricultural practices; and supported by new, highly effective crop varieties. To optimise agriculture, only the combination of the mentioned modern strategies supported by a proper analysis based on long-term observations seems to be a suitable pathway.
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- Martin Kulhánek
- Department of Agro-Environmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (D.A.A.); (P.S.); (O.S.); (J.Č.); (J.B.)
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Cai G, Tötzke C, Kaestner A, Ahmed MA. Quantification of root water uptake and redistribution using neutron imaging: a review and future directions. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 111:348-359. [PMID: 35603461 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Quantifying root water uptake is essential to understanding plant water use and responses to different environmental conditions. However, non-destructive measurement of water transport and related hydraulics in the soil-root system remains a challenge. Neutron imaging, with its high sensitivity to hydrogen, has become an unparalleled tool to visualize and quantify root water uptake in vivo. In combination with isotopes (e.g., deuterated water) and a diffusion-convection model, root water uptake and hydraulic redistribution in root and soil can be quantified. Here, we review recent advances in utilizing neutron imaging to visualize and quantify root water uptake, hydraulic redistribution in roots and soil, and root hydraulic properties of different plant species. Under uniform soil moisture distributions, neutron radiographic studies have shown that water uptake was not uniform along the root and depended on both root type and age. For both tap (e.g., lupine [Lupinus albus L.]) and fibrous (e.g., maize [Zea mays L.]) root systems, water was mainly taken up through lateral roots. In mature maize, the location of water uptake shifted from seminal roots and their laterals to crown/nodal roots and their laterals. Under non-uniform soil moisture distributions, part of the water taken up during the daytime maintained the growth of crown/nodal roots in the upper, drier soil layers. Ultra-fast neutron tomography provides new insights into 3D water movement in soil and roots. We discuss the limitations of using neutron imaging and propose future directions to utilize neutron imaging to advance our understanding of root water uptake and soil-root interactions.
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- Gaochao Cai
- Chair of Soil Physics, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Chair of Soil Physics, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447, Bayreuth, Germany
- Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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Hilmer M, Peters J, Schulz M, Gruber S, Vorhauer N, Tsotsas E, Foerst P. Development of an experimental setup for in situ visualization of lyophilization using neutron radiography and computed tomography. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2020; 91:014102. [PMID: 32012547 DOI: 10.1063/1.5126927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This article shows a new conceptional design of an experimental setup for in situ visualization of the lyophilization process using neutron radiography and computed tomography and its validation. The setup is designed for the neutron imaging beam line ANTARES at FRM II, considering all the requirements for this method. Neutrons are ideally suited to detect water in a sample because of the high neutron attenuation of hydrogen, whereas other materials like aluminum have a low absorption of neutrons resulting in an image where the drying fronts in bulk materials are observable. Consisting of a freeze-drying cell and a sample-stick, the setup is basically inspired by a common freeze-drying unit. The cell is axial symmetrical to allow computed tomography measurements. The developed sample stick connects the vacuum cell with the measurement devices and the vacuum pump. Experiments were performed at FRM II, showing that the setup is functional. In addition, the experiments discovered some possibilities for improvements, which can be used in further measurements.
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- Mathias Hilmer
- Institute of Process Systems Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Gregor-Mendel Straße 4, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstraße 1, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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- Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstraße 1, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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- Institute of Process Systems Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Gregor-Mendel Straße 4, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Process Systems Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Gregor-Mendel Straße 4, 85354 Freising, Germany
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Root water uptake and its pathways across the root: quantification at the cellular scale. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12979. [PMID: 31506538 PMCID: PMC6737181 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-49528-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The pathways of water across root tissues and their relative contribution to plant water uptake remain debated. This is mainly due to technical challenges in measuring water flux non-invasively at the cellular scale under realistic conditions. We developed a new method to quantify water fluxes inside roots growing in soils. The method combines spatiotemporal quantification of deuterated water distribution imaged by rapid neutron tomography with an inverse simulation of water transport across root tissues. Using this non-invasive technique, we estimated for the first time the in-situ radial water fluxes [m s−1] in apoplastic and cell-to-cell pathways. The water flux in the apoplast of twelve days-old lupins (Lupinus albus L. cv. Feodora) was seventeen times faster than in the cell-to-cell pathway. Hence, the overall contribution of the apoplast in water flow [m3 s−1] across the cortex is, despite its small volume of 5%, as large as 57 ± 8% (Mean ± SD for n = 3) of the total water flow. This method is suitable to non-invasively measure the response of cellular scale root hydraulics and water fluxes to varying soil and climate conditions.
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Herppich WB, Martin CE, Tötzke C, Manke I, Kardjilov N. External water transport is more important than vascular transport in the extreme atmospheric epiphyte Tillandsia usneoides (Spanish moss). PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:1645-1656. [PMID: 30506732 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Revised: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Most epiphytic bromeliads, especially those in the genus Tillandsia, lack functional roots and rely on the absorption of water and nutrients by large, multicellular trichomes on the epidermal surfaces of leaves and stems. Another important function of these structures is the spread of water over the epidermal surface by capillary action between trichome "wings" and epidermal surface. Although critical for the ultimate absorption by these plants, understanding of this function of trichomes is primarily based on light microscope observations. To better understand this phenomenon, the distribution of water was followed by its attenuation of cold neutrons following application of H2 O to the cut end of Tillandsia usneoides shoots. Experiments confirmed the spread of added water on the external surfaces of this "atmospheric" epiphyte. In a morphologically and physiologically similar plant lacking epidermal trichomes, water added to the cut end of a shoot clearly moved via its internal xylem and not on its epidermis. Thus, in T. usneoides, water moves primarily by capillarity among the overlapping trichomes forming a dense indumentum on shoot surfaces, while internal vascular water movement is less likely. T. usneoides, occupying xeric microhabitats, benefits from reduction of water losses by low-shoot xylem hydraulic conductivities.
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- Werner B Herppich
- Department of Horticultural Engineering, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Horticultural Engineering, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Lawrence, Kansas
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- Helmholtz Center Berlin for Materials and Energy (HZB), Berlin, Germany
- University of Potsdam, Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, Potsdam, Germany
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- Helmholtz Center Berlin for Materials and Energy (HZB), Berlin, Germany
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- Helmholtz Center Berlin for Materials and Energy (HZB), Berlin, Germany
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Zboray R, Trtik P. 800 fps neutron radiography of air-water two-phase flow. MethodsX 2019; 5:96-102. [PMID: 30619723 PMCID: PMC6314586 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2018.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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We have demonstrated dynamic cold neutron imaging of air-water two-phase flows up to 800 frames per second imaging rates. This has been achieved by using a high-efficiency (relatively thick) scintillator screen in combination with the highest available flux on a continuous spallation source and a high-speed sCMOS camera. This combination renders the spatial resolution to relatively modest value of about 0.5 mm, which is nevertheless sufficient for resolution of bubbles of the size down to about 1.0 mm in motion with unprecedented framerate using neutron imaging. We show the feasibility of the technique on the two-phase flow at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure conditions, with the foreseen aim of measurements of two phase flows at high-temperatures and high pressures. It is also foreseen that the technique will be further utilized for quantification of the time-resolved instantaneous gas fraction and the gas phase velocity. Demonstration of up to 800 frames per second dynamic cold neutron radiography. Application of such technique for non-periodic (transient) process of bubbly flow in water. Potential for quantification of (i) instantaneous gas volume fraction in dynamic two-phase flow and (ii) instantaneous gas phase velocimetry.
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- Robert Zboray
- Laboratory of Thermal Hydraulics, Division of Nuclear Energy and Safety, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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Boillat P, Carminati C, Schmid F, Grünzweig C, Hovind J, Kaestner A, Mannes D, Morgano M, Siegwart M, Trtik P, Vontobel P, Lehmann EH. Chasing quantitative biases in neutron imaging with scintillator-camera detectors: a practical method with black body grids. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:15769-15784. [PMID: 30114833 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.015769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We propose a method for improving the quantification of neutron imaging measurements with scintillator-camera based detectors by correcting for systematic biases introduced by scattered neutrons and other sources such as light reflections in the detector system. This method is fully experimental, using reference measurements with a grid of small black bodies (BB) to measure the bias contributions directly. Using two test samples, one made of lead alloy and having a moderate (20%) neutron transmission and one made of stainless-steel and having a very low (1%) transmission, we evaluated the improvement brought by this method in reducing both the average quantification bias and the uncertainty around this average bias after tomographic reconstruction. The results show that a reduction of the quantification bias of up to one order of magnitude can be obtained. For moderately transparent samples, little sensitivity is observed to the parameters used for the correction. For the more challenging sample with very low transmission, a correct placement of the BB grid is of utmost importance for a successful correction.
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Morgano M, Trtik P, Meyer M, Lehmann EH, Hovind J, Strobl M. Unlocking high spatial resolution in neutron imaging through an add-on fibre optics taper. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:1809-1816. [PMID: 29402049 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.001809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The demand for high resolution neutron imaging has been steadily increasing over the past years. The number of facilities offering cutting edge resolution is however limited, due to (i) the design complexity of an optimized device able to reach a resolution in the order of ≈ 10 μm and (ii) limitations in available neutron flux. Here we propose a simple addition, based on a Fibre Optics Taper (FOT), that can be easily attached to an already existing scintillator-camera imaging detector in order to efficiently increase its spatial resolution and hence boost the capability of an instrument into high resolution applications.
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Tötzke C, Kardjilov N, Manke I, Oswald SE. Capturing 3D Water Flow in Rooted Soil by Ultra-fast Neutron Tomography. Sci Rep 2017; 7:6192. [PMID: 28733616 PMCID: PMC5522441 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06046-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Water infiltration in soil is not only affected by the inherent heterogeneities of soil, but even more by the interaction with plant roots and their water uptake. Neutron tomography is a unique non-invasive 3D tool to visualize plant root systems together with the soil water distribution in situ. So far, acquisition times in the range of hours have been the major limitation for imaging 3D water dynamics. Implementing an alternative acquisition procedure we boosted the speed of acquisition capturing an entire tomogram within 10 s. This allows, for the first time, tracking of a water front ascending in a rooted soil column upon infiltration of deuterated water time-resolved in 3D. Image quality and resolution could be sustained to a level allowing for capturing the root system in high detail. Good signal-to-noise ratio and contrast were the key to visualize dynamic changes in water content and to localize the root uptake. We demonstrated the ability of ultra-fast tomography to quantitatively image quick changes of water content in the rhizosphere and outlined the value of such imaging data for 3D water uptake modelling. The presented method paves the way for time-resolved studies of various 3D flow and transport phenomena in porous systems.
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- Christian Tötzke
- Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.
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- Institute of Applied Materials, Helmholtz Centre for Materials and Energy, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Materials, Helmholtz Centre for Materials and Energy, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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Trtik P, Morgano M, Bentz R, Lehmann E. 100 Hz neutron radiography at the BOA beamline using a parabolic focussing guide. MethodsX 2016; 3:535-541. [PMID: 27774412 PMCID: PMC5067979 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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The recent developments in scientific complementary metal oxide semiconductor (sCMOS) detector technology allow for imaging of relevant processes with very high temporal resolution with practically negligible readout time. However, it is neutron intensity that limits the high temporal resolution neutron imaging. In order to partially overcome the neutron intensity problem for the high temporal resolution imaging, a parabolic neutron focussing guide was utilized in the test arrangement and placed upstream the detector in such a manner that the focal point of the guide was positioned slightly behind the scintillator screen. In such a test arrangement, the neutron flux can be increased locally by about one order of magnitude, albeit with the reduced spatial resolution due to the increased divergence of the neutron beam. In a pilot test application, an in-situ titration system allowing for a remote delivery of well-defined volumes of liquids onto the sample stage was utilized. The process of droplets of water (H2O) falling into the container filled with heavy water (D2O) and the subsequent process of the interaction and mixing of the two liquids were imaged with temporal resolution of 0.01 s. •Combination of neutron focussing device and use of sCMOS detector allows for very high temporal resolution neutron imaging to be achieved (albeit with reduced spatial resolution and field of view).•In-situ neutron imaging titration device for liquid interaction experiments.•Interaction of otherwise indiscernible liquids (H2O and D2O) visualized using neutron radiography with 0.01 s temporal resolution.
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- Pavel Trtik
- Neutron Imaging and Activation Group, Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Neutron Imaging and Activation Group, Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Neutron Imaging and Activation Group, Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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Trtik P, Geiger F, Hovind J, Lang U, Lehmann E, Vontobel P, Peetermans S. Rotation axis demultiplexer enabling simultaneous computed tomography of multiple samples. MethodsX 2016; 3:320-5. [PMID: 27158597 PMCID: PMC4845151 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2016.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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This paper describes a device that allows for simultaneous tomographic imaging of samples on three independent rotational axes. This rotation axis demultiplexer (POLYTOM) is equipped with anti-backlash gears and placed on a standard sample rotation stage thus allowing for the transformation of the input rotation axis onto two additional parallel vertical axes. Consequently, three times the number of samples can be investigated within a given time period, thereby reducing the acquisition time of multiple sample tomographic investigations by a factor of three. The results of our pilot experiments using neutron tomographic imaging are presented. We foresee that the device will be of particular use for tomographic imaging of elongated samples at low-flux (e.g. neutron) sources; however, its use for the more widespread types of imaging techniques (e.g. X-rays) is not ruled out. The highlights of this new device for the purpose of the (neutron) computed tomography are: Anti-backlash transformation of the input rotation onto two additional rotational axes. Reduction of the acquisition time of the multiple sample tomographic investigations by a factor of three. Low-cost.
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- Pavel Trtik
- Neutron Imaging and Activation Group, Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture, CC Mechanical Systems, Technikumstrasse 21, 6048 Horw, Switzerland
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- Neutron Imaging and Activation Group, Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture, CC Mechanical Systems, Technikumstrasse 21, 6048 Horw, Switzerland
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- Neutron Imaging and Activation Group, Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Neutron Imaging and Activation Group, Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Neutron Imaging and Activation Group, Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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