Energy Range
From 8 keV to 70 keV
ALBA Synchrotron
New micro-tomography beamline dedicated to Fast X-ray Tomography & Radiography
FaXToR will be a versatile beamline aiming at performing quasi-real-time 3D computed tomography. In particular, in addition to the traditional 3D computed tomography, FaXToR will represent a new tool for the user community to study the dynamics of certain processes at the micrometric scale using X-rays. In order to achieve this goal, the beamline requires high fluxes and excellent beam quality. The possible fields of applications are multifold and include materials science, biology, paleontology, earth sciences, cultural heritage and industrial applications.
Propagation-based phase-contrast and absorption-based imaging techniques will be available to the users at the beamline, this will allow exploiting the absorption and refraction properties of a sample at the micrometric scale. Grating-based method will provide simultaneously three signals: the absorption contrast, the differential phase contrast and the dark field. Radiography and fast/slow computed tomography will be the available acquisition protocols.
The beamline is foreseen operating at a range of energies, from 8 keV to 70 keV, in both monochromatic (8-50 keV) and filtered white beam modes (30-70 keV).
Temporal resolution | 20 Hz Max Tomography |
Spatial resolution (Pixel size) | 0.5-10µm |
Energy range | 10 keV – 50 keV (mono) / 30-70 keV (filtered whitebeam) |
Monochromator | Double multilayer |
Whitebeam option | Available at the end-station |
X-ray source | Multipole wiggler |
Imaging techniques | Propagation-based imaging, absorption-based imaging. Grating-based imaging. Radiography and Computed Tomography modality. |
This beamline has been co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union.