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Time resolved in-situ multi-contrast X-ray imaging of melting in metals

Massimi, L; Clark, SJ; Marussi, S; Doherty, A; Shah, SM; Schulz, J; Marathe, S; ... Olivo, A; + view all (2022) Time resolved in-situ multi-contrast X-ray imaging of melting in metals. Scientific Reports , 12 , Article 12136. 10.1038/s41598-022-15501-2. Green open access

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Abstract

In this work, the application of a time resolved multi-contrast beam tracking technique to the investigation of the melting and solidification process in metals is presented. The use of such a technique allows retrieval of three contrast channels, transmission, refraction and dark-field, with millisecond time resolution. We investigated different melting conditions to characterize, at a proof-of-concept level, the features visible in each of the contrast channels. We found that the phase contrast channel provides a superior visibility of the density variations, allowing the liquid metal pool to be clearly distinguished. Refraction and dark-field were found to highlight surface roughness formed during solidification. This work demonstrates that the availability of the additional contrast channels provided by multi-contrast X-ray imaging delivers additional information, also when imaging high atomic number specimens with a significant absorption.

Type: Article
Title: Time resolved in-situ multi-contrast X-ray imaging of melting in metals
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-15501-2
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15501-2
Language: English
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Keywords: Applied physics, Imaging techniques
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
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URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10151195
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