The Neutron Imaging Instrument CONRAD—Post-Operational Review

The neutron imaging instrument CONRAD was operated as a part of the user program of the research reactor BER-II at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) from 2005 to 2020. The instrument was designed to use the neutron flux from the cold source of the reactor, transported by a curved neutron guide. The pur...

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Published in:Journal of imaging 2021-01, Vol.7 (1), p.11
Main Authors: Kardjilov, Nikolay, Manke, Ingo, Hilger, André, Arlt, Tobias, Bradbury, Robert, Markötter, Henning, Woracek, Robin, Strobl, Markus, Treimer, Wolfgang, Banhart, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cold
Cold neutrons
Cultural heritage
Experiments
Fuel cells
Imaging
Interferometry
Materials research
Monochromators
Neutron flux
neutron imaging
neutron instrument
neutron scattering
Neutrons
Optical components
Paleontology
Polarizers
Porous materials
Review
Sensors
tomography
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Summary:The neutron imaging instrument CONRAD was operated as a part of the user program of the research reactor BER-II at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) from 2005 to 2020. The instrument was designed to use the neutron flux from the cold source of the reactor, transported by a curved neutron guide. The pure cold neutron spectrum provided a great advantage in the use of different neutron optical components such as focusing lenses and guides, solid-state polarizers, monochromators and phase gratings. The flexible setup of the instrument allowed for implementation of new methods including wavelength-selective, dark-field, phase-contrast and imaging with polarized neutrons. In summary, these developments helped to attract a large number of scientists and industrial customers, who were introduced to neutron imaging and subsequently contributed to the expansion of the neutron imaging community.
ISSN:2313-433X
2313-433X
DOI:10.3390/jimaging7010011