Advances in synchrotron radiation microtomography

José Baruchel (1) , Jean-Yves Buffiere (2) , Peter Cloetens (1) , Marco Di Michiel (1) , Emilie Ferrie (2) , Wolfgang Ludwig (2) , Eric Maire (2) , Luc Salvo (3)

1 ESRF - European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
2 MATEIS - Matériaux, ingénierie et science [Villeurbanne]
3 GPM2 - Génie physique et mécanique des matériaux

The use of synchrotron radiation X-ray microtomography rests on the exploitation of the beam coherence, the high spatial (submicron) or temporal resolution (s), in situ and real time experiments and quantitative measurements. Selected original applications showing these capabilities are presented. They include the phase contrast imaging of Si particles in Al alloys, the nucleation of fatigue cracks in structural materials, the visualization of hollow silica spheres within polymer foams, and the real time observation of the semi-solid state in Al-Cu alloys.

Mots clés: Synchrotron radiation; Image analysis; Fracture; Microstructure; Solidification

Domaines: Matériaux; Instrumentations et Détecteurs [physics.ins-det]

José Baruchel, Jean-Yves Buffiere, Peter Cloetens, Marco Di Michiel, Emilie Ferrie, et al.. Advances in synchrotron radiation microtomography. Scripta Materialia, 2006, 55 (1), pp.41-46. ⟨10.1016/j.scriptamat.2006.02.012⟩. ⟨hal-00436214⟩