EMCT
Description
The Environmental Micro-CT or EMCT system is a rather unique, gantry-based high-resolution setup developed for fast CT scanning and in-situ monitoring. The design of a horizontal gantry allows for the installation of a large number of add-on modules such as flow cells, pressure stages, temperature stages,... in a convenient vertical position without a limitation on tubes and wires. Furthermore, the components are chosen to enable fast and continuous CT scanning at up to 5 full rotations per minute. Illustrative examples of fast, in-situ images are explained in Bultreys et al. (alternative download).
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Specifications
- Hamamatsu L9181-02 X-ray tube
- 130 kV, 39 W, W-anode
- 3 µm spot size
- Teledyne Xineos-1515 detector
- 1548×1548 pixels
- 99 µm pixel pitch
- CsI scintillator screen
- Rotating gantry around stationary sample
- CO2 gas supply. Other gasses on demand.
- Sample limitations*:
- 19 cm diameter
- max. 75 cm scan height
- max. 100 kg load
*Additional limitations may apply depending on sample density and composition
References
More details about this system can also be found in Dierick et al., Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. B 324, 35-40 (2014).