Helical Micro-CT: Imaging and Insights

High-resolution imaging combined with image analysis, physical property calculations and measurements. A rare combination of instrument capacity and people skills provide unparalleled insights into microstructural behaviour.

Competitive advantage

  • Award-winning analysis outperforms conventional X-ray computed tomography
  • Very high resolution allows imaging at submicron scale
  • High speed method allows dynamic imaging; e.g. tracking of multicomponent fluid flows

Impact

  • Imaging of battery materials for degradation studies
  • Imaging of flow in 3-dimensional electrode materials
  • More efficient oil and gas recovery
  • High resolution biomedical imaging

Successful applications

  • Technology commercialised through spin-off company Digital Core, which merged with Numerical Rocks AS to form Lithicon. In 2014, Lithicon was acquired by FEI for A$76 million.

Capabilities and facilities

  • Facility housed in a dedicated, temperature-stabilised, lead-lined room
  • X-ray source (180 kV/20 W) with diamond windows
  • High quality flatbed detector (3072 × 3072 pixels, 3.75 fps readout rate)
  • Helical and circular scanning mode
  • Pressure and flow cells for various sample sizes
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