High Resolution Neutron Imaging of Microfossils
- NázevTitle
- High Resolution Neutron Imaging of MicrofossilsHigh Resolution Neutron Imaging of Microfossils
- Druh výsledkuResult type
- Příspěvek ve sborníkuProceedings paper
- AutořiAuthors
- J. Jakůbek, S. Pospíšil, J. Vacik, D. Vavřík
- DOIDOI
- 10.1109/nssmic.2012.6551099
- Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
- In: 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record (NSS/MIC). Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 2012. p. 226-229. ISSN 1095-7863. ISBN 978-1-4673-2029-0.
- JazykLanguage
- eng
- WoSWoS
- 000326814200052
- ScopusScopus
- 2-s2.0-84881602311
- RIVRIV
- RIV/68407700:21670/12:00204182!RIV13-TA0-21670___
- ProjektProject
- Pracoviště pro nedestruktivní testování, diagnostiku a 3D zobrazování pomocí neutronové radiografie a tomografie (2011-2015, TA0/TA)Facility for nondestructive testing, diagnostics and 3D imaging based on neutron radiography and tomography.
AbstraktAbstract
Fossil specimen with age in the scale of several billions years can be found hidden in chalk sediments where only a small amount of carbon remains from plant cells embedded in the form of thin interlayers. For their study it is desired to identify such fossils nondestructively. In this work we investigate the possibility to image the tiny carbon structures inside of the relatively high Z mineral material using thermal neutrons. Both micrometric scale spatial resolution and detectability of micrograms of carbon are required for the detection and visualization of microfossils.
Fossil specimen with age in the scale of several billions years can be found hidden in chalk sediments where only a small amount of carbon remains from plant cells embedded in the form of thin interlayers. For their study it is desired to identify such fossils nondestructively. In this work we investigate the possibility to image the tiny carbon structures inside of the relatively high Z mineral material using thermal neutrons. Both micrometric scale spatial resolution and detectability of micrograms of carbon are required for the detection and visualization of microfossils.