TY - JOUR A1 - Klobes, Peter A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Meyer, Klaus A1 - Goebbels, Jürgen A1 - Hellmuth, k.-H. T1 - Rock porosity determination by combination of X-ray computerized tomography with mercury porosimetry N2 - Abstract First results are described of coupling of mercury porosimetry with X-ray computerized tomography (CT) as a new combination technique for rock porosity studies. This technique is suitable for rock samples with a pronounced mercury intrusion-extrusion hysteresis and includes CT measurements before and after mercury intrusion. The entrapped portion of mercury, when the pressure after the intrusion into the rock sample is reduced to 0.1 MPa, serves as a contrast agent in the porous network to localize spatial distribution of rock porosity by CT. The results obtained show that the mercury intrusion and therefore the porosity were quite different for the separate mineral phases. Therefore the combination of mercury porosimetry and computer tomography can give 3-D data on mineral-specific porosity distributions with additional pore size information. In contrast to mercury porosimetry as a single method, results of the combination technique with CT represent a direct visualization of porosity variation and do not depend on any special pore network model. PY - 1997 SN - 0937-0633 VL - 357 IS - 5 SP - 543 EP - 547 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-11970 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Klobes, Peter A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Meyer, Klaus A1 - Goebbels, Jürgen A1 - Siitari-Kauppi, M. A1 - Hellmuth, K.-H. ED - Gray, W. T1 - Investigation of rock samples using x-ray-microcomputer-tomography before and after mercury intrusion porosimetry N2 - A new method for the physical characterization of rock matrices for use in site investigations of nuclear waste repositories has been developed. The method can provide information needed in the assessment of the performance of the geosphere working as a natural barrier retarding the migration of radionuclides by diffusion into the rock matrix. Most conventional methods for the physical characterization of rocks give only bulk information. The combination of mercury porosimetry and computer tomography can give 3-D data on mineral-specific porosity distributions with additional pore size information. Additionally, limits for mineral-specific internal surface areas can be estimated, which is essential for the assessment of water-rock interaction and reactive interaction with radionuclides (sorption). Results of measurements on granitic rock (granodiorite) from the Baltic shield are discussed and integrated with results by complementary methods. T2 - 20th Materials Research Society Symposium on the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management CY - Boston, MA, USA DA - 1996-12-02 PY - 1997 SN - 1-558-99369-X SN - 0272-9172 N1 - Serientitel: Materials Research Society symposium proceedings – Series title: Materials Research Society symposium proceedings IS - 465 SP - 863 EP - 870 PB - Materials Research Society CY - Pittsburgh, Pa. AN - OPUS4-11971 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zabler, S. A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Fratzl, P. A1 - Zaslansky, P. T1 - Fresnel-propagated imaging for the study of human tooth dentin by partially coherent x-ray tomography N2 - Recent methods of phase imaging in x-ray tomography allow the visualization of features that are not resolved in conventional absorption microtomography. Of these, the relatively simple setup needed to produce Fresnel-propagated tomograms appears to be well suited to probe tooth-dentin where composition as well as microstructure vary in a graded manner. By adapting analytical propagation approximations we provide predictions of the form of the interference patterns in the 3D images, which we compare to numerical simulations as well as data obtained from measurements of water immersed samples. Our observations reveal details of the tubular structure of dentin, and may be evaluated similarly to conventional absorption tomograms. We believe this exemplifies the power of Fresnel-propagated imaging as a form of 3D microscopy, well suited to quantify gradual microstructural-variations in teeth and similar tissues. KW - Fourier optics KW - Partial coherence in imaging KW - Tomography KW - X-ray imaging KW - Phase modulation KW - Dentistry KW - High resolution Sy-CT KW - Microstructure in human Teeth PY - 2006 DO - https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.14.008584 SN - 1094-4087 VL - 14 IS - 19 SP - 8584 EP - 8597 PB - Optical Society of America CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-13869 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Maier, W. A1 - Arlt, Tobias A1 - Wannek, C. A1 - Manke, I. A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Krüger, P. A1 - Scholta, J. A1 - Lehnert, W. A1 - Banhart, J. A1 - Stolten, D. T1 - In-situ synchrotron X-ray radiography on high temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells N2 - In contrast to classical low temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells (LT-PEFCs), the membrane conductivity in high temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells (HT-PEFCs) (operating temperature ~ 160 °C) is based on proton transport within phosphorus-oxygen acids at different levels of hydration, orthophosphoric acid (H3PO4) being the simplest example. We present for the first time in-situ synchrotron X-ray radiography measurements applied to a HT-PEFC to gain insight into the local composition of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) under dynamic operating conditions. Transmission changes during the radiographic measurements exhibit a clear influence of the formation of product water on the membrane composition. KW - HT-PEFC KW - Synchrotron x-ray radiography KW - Membrane electrode assembly (MEA) KW - Phosphoric acid PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2010.08.002 SN - 1388-2481 VL - 12 IS - 10 SP - 1436 EP - 1438 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-23962 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Reiche, I. A1 - Müller, K. A1 - Staude, Andreas A1 - Goebbels, Jürgen A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich T1 - Synchrotron radiation and laboratory micro X-ray computed tomography - useful tools for the material identification of prehistoric objects made of ivory, bone or antler N2 - Archaeological bone, ivory and antler, as well as objects manufactured from them, are largely studied to extract as much information as possible from these materials. Among others, one key question in archaeology is the exact identification of the material. Even if the identification of different kinds of osseous material seems to be trivial in many cases, it can be a difficult issue when small, heavily carved and more or less altered ancient objects are concerned. This study was focused on the determination of parameters allowing the distinction of archaeological ivory, bone and antler in order to identify the raw material used for the manufacture of prehistoric objects. The high performance of synchrotron radiation (SR) and laboratory-based micro X-ray computed tomography (microCT), providing highly resolved three-dimensional information on the micromorphology, permitted the establishment of such distinctive features of modern references of ivory, antler, land mammal and whale bones: ivory shows characteristic tubular pores with a diameter of about 1 to 2 µm, bone and antler show typical osteon structures. In our measured references, antler shows on average larger and more elongated shaped pores of the osteons compared to terrestrial mammal bone. This feature however depends very much on the original localization of the studied sample within the antler. Whale bones can be distinguished from the other osseous materials by a cancellous, osteoporotic-like structure with irregularly distributed rounded porosities with diameters reaching up to 500 µm. These characteristics have also been tested on determined Palaeolithic fragments, as diagenetic changes during burial have to be considered and may lead to the modification of the parameters established on the basis of modern bone references. In general, the chemical composition of bone objects can change drastically over time while micromorphological features, as evidenced by microCT, seem to be less susceptible to such alterations. In addition, microCT enables the comparison of inner and possibly less altered parts of the objects, and can be considered as completely non-destructive for small mineralised prehistoric objects. In this study, specific morphological features allowing the distinction of ivory and of whale bone from other bone and antler material were determined, even for altered materials dating back to Palaeolithic periods. Thus, we provide, in addition to archaeozoological, chemical and isotopic markers, a new non-destructive tool to identify some raw materials used for the fabrication of osseous objects ranging from recent to prehistoric periods. PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/c0ja00246a SN - 0267-9477 SN - 1364-5544 VL - 26 IS - 9 SP - 1802 EP - 1812 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry CY - London AN - OPUS4-24338 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rack, A. A1 - Weitkamp, T. A1 - Zanette, I. A1 - Morawe, C. A1 - Vivo Rommeveaux, A. A1 - Tafforeau, P. A1 - Cloetens, P. A1 - Ziegler, E. A1 - Rack, T. A1 - Cecilia, A. A1 - Vagovic, P. A1 - Harmann, E. A1 - Dietsch, R. A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich T1 - Coherence preservation and beam flatness of a single-bounce multilayer monochromator (beamline ID19-ESRF) N2 - Larger spectral bandwidth and higher photon flux density are the major advantages of multilayer monochromators over crystal-based devices. Especially for synchrotron-based hard X-ray microimaging applications the increased photon flux density is important in order to achieve high contrast and resolution in space and/or time. However, the modifications on the beam profile induced by reflection on a multilayer are a drawback which can seriously harm the performance of such a monochromator. A recent study [A. Rack, T. Weitkamp, M. Riotte, D. Grigoriev, T. Rack, L. Helfen, T. Baumbach, R. Dietsch, T. Holz, M. Krämer, F. Siewert, M. Meduna, P. Cloetens, E. Ziegler, J. Synchrotron Radiat. 17 (2010) 496–510] has shown that the modifications in terms of beam flatness and coherence preservation can be influenced via the material composition of the multilayer coating. The present article extends this knowledge by studying further material compositions used on a daily basis for hard X-ray monochromatization at the beamline ID19 of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. KW - Multilayer mirrors KW - X-rays KW - X-ray optics KW - Coherence KW - X-ray monochromators KW - X-ray imaging KW - X-ray phase contrast KW - Synchrotron radiation PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.11.069 SN - 0168-9002 SN - 0167-5087 VL - 649 IS - 1 SP - 123 EP - 127 PB - Elsevier B.V. CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-25240 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rack, T. A1 - Zabler, S. A1 - Rack, C. A1 - Stiller, M. A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Cecilia, A. A1 - Nelson, K. T1 - Coherent synchrotron-based micro-imaging employed for studies of micro-gap formation in dental implants N2 - Biocompatible materials such as titanium are regularly applied in oral surgery. Titanium-based implants for the replacement of missing teeth demand a high mechanical precision in order to minimize micro-bacterial leakage, especially when two-piece concepts are used. Synchrotron-based hard x-ray radiography, unlike conventional laboratory radiography, allows high spatial resolution in combination with high contrast even when micro-sized features in such highly attenuating objects are visualized. Therefore, micro-gap formation at interfaces in two-piece dental implants with the sample under different mechanical loads can be studied. We show the existence of micro-gaps in implants with conical connections and study the mechanical behavior of the mating zone of conical implants during loading. The micro-gap is a potential source of implant failure, i.e., bacterial leakage, which can be a stimulus for an inflammatory process. T2 - 10th International conference on X-ray microscopy CY - Chicago, Illinois, USA DA - 15.08.2010 KW - X-ray imaging KW - Dental implants KW - Digital radiography KW - Implant-abutment interface KW - Synchrotron radiation KW - X-ray phase contrast PY - 2011 SN - 978-0-7354-0925-5 DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3625398 N1 - Serientitel: AIP conference proceedings – Series title: AIP conference proceedings VL - 1365 SP - 445 EP - 448 AN - OPUS4-25347 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Tötzke, C. A1 - Manke, I. A1 - Hartnig, C. A1 - Kuhn, R. A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Banhart, J. T1 - Investigation of carbon fiber gas diffusion layers by means of synchrotron X-ray tomography N2 - The 3-dimensional spatial distribution of liquid water in different gas diffusion layer (GDL) materials was analyzed using synchrotron X-ray tomography. The capability of the method was demonstrated by virtually separating the GDL components in order to facilitate individual analysis of fiber material, liquid water and gas filled pore spaces. The influence of hydrophobic surface treatment on the water distribution in the GDL was illustrated by analyzing three GDL materials with different degrees of hydrophobicity. In the least hydrophobic sample, liquid water tends to form larger clusters which stretch out about several hundred µm inside the porous GDL. In contrast, only small water clusters were found in the strongly hydrophobic material with high Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-content as the liquid is partially pressed out of the GDL. Additionally, the influence of fiber orientation on the water distribution in the felt material was demonstrated. KW - Synchrotron X-ray tomography KW - Fuel cell KW - Gas diffusion layer (GDL) materials KW - Analysis of fiber material PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1149/1.3635571 SN - 1938-6737 SN - 1938-5862 VL - 41 IS - 1 SP - 379 EP - 386 CY - Pennington, NJ, USA AN - OPUS4-25348 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Vercoutère, C. A1 - Müller, K. A1 - Chiotti, L. A1 - Nespoulet, R. A1 - Staude, Andreas A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Reiche, I. T1 - Rectangular beads from the final gravettian level of the Abri Pataud: raw material identification and its archaeological implications N2 - The Final Gravettian level (level 2) of the abri Pataud (Dordogne, France) yielded a large assemblage of body ornaments that consists essentially of 85 quite standardized rectangular beads. Some uncertainty remained about the raw material in which these small beads were made: mammoth ivory, reindeer antler or bone? Non-invasive methods were employed in order to determine the raw material. First chemical analyses using microbeam Proton Induced X-ray Emission analysis (microPIXE) did not enable us to conclude definitively. Therefore, synchrotron and laboratory X-ray microtomography (microCT) were applied on eight beads and allowed us to identify ivory for all of them except for one, which shows slightly different morphological features. KW - Abri Pataud KW - Gravettien final KW - Ivoire de mammouth KW - MicroPIXE KW - MicroCT KW - Perles rectangulaires KW - Final Gravettian KW - Mammoth ivory KW - Rectangular beads PY - 2011 SN - 1960-1360 VL - 35 SP - 259 EP - 271 PB - Presses Univ. de Rennes CY - Rennes AN - OPUS4-26250 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Arlt, Tobias A1 - Manke, I. A1 - Wippermann, K. A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Mergel, J. A1 - Banhart, J. T1 - Investigation of the local catalyst distribution in an aged direct methanol fuel cell MEA by means of differential synchrotron X-ray absorption edge imaging with high energy resolution N2 - Synchrotron X-ray absorption edge imaging with high energy resolution was applied to study aging of fuel cell catalyst materials. The combination of an imaging and a high X-ray energy resolution set-up allows acquiring spatially resolved XAS (XANES and EXAFS) spectra. We analyzed the two-dimensional distribution of Pt and Ru in fresh and aged fuel cell catalysts. Spatially resolved XAS images were taken at the RuK edge and at the PtL3 edge. Taking radiographs above and below the absorption edges provides quantitative information about the thickness of the catalytic materials and additional chemical information. A strong influence of the flow field channels and the structure of the gas diffusion layers on the thicknesses of the catalytic elements were found: a thinner catalyst layer was found below the ribs of the flow field geometries as well as under crossing points of fiber bundles of the woven gas diffusion layers. KW - XAS KW - X-ray energy edge KW - Membrane electrode assembly KW - Direct methanol fuel cell KW - Aging mechanism KW - X-ray synchrotron radiography PY - 2013 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.08.038 SN - 0378-7753 VL - 221 SP - 210 EP - 216 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-27372 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fischer, G. A1 - Nellesen, J. A1 - Anar, N. B. A1 - Ehrig, Karsten A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Tillmann, W. T1 - 3D analysis of micro-deformation in VHCF-loaded nodular cast iron by µCT N2 - The impact of very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) load conditions on the microstructure of specimens consisting of nodular cast iron is analyzed by means of micro-computed tomography (µCT) utilizing both monochromatic synchrotron radiation and polychromatic X-ray tube radiation. Using 3D µCT, the microstructure in the region of the smallest cross-sections of shouldered round specimens is imaged in different stages of the VHCF loading. By digital image correlation (DIC) of these tomograms strain fields are analyzed three-dimensionally. Strain levels in the range of a few percent were detected. It is proven that a localization of strain allows to predict the site of the crack which precedes and induces the macroscopic failure of the specimens. KW - VHCF (very high cycle fatigue) KW - µCT KW - Micro-computed tomography KW - Strain analysis KW - Nodular cast iron PY - 2013 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2013.04.057 SN - 0921-5093 SN - 1873-4936 VL - 577 SP - 202 EP - 209 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-28533 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich T1 - Drastic evolutionary changes in a cave insect's head morphology - First insights from high-resolution synchroton uCT T2 - EUROMAT 2013 CY - Seville, Spain DA - 2013-09-09 PY - 2013 AN - OPUS4-29258 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich T1 - Coherent synchroton-based micro-imaging employed for quantitative studies of micro-gap formation in dental implants T2 - EUROMAT 2013 CY - Seville, Spain DA - 2013-09-09 PY - 2013 AN - OPUS4-29259 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Weidemann, Gerd A1 - Goebbels, Jürgen A1 - Wolk, Thomas A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich T1 - First computed tomography experiments at BAMline PY - 2002 UR - http://www.helmholtz-berlin.de/media/media/oea/web/pr_webseite/druckschriften/berichte/bessy/annualreport2001.pdf#page=249 SN - 0179-4159 SP - 249 EP - 250 PB - Berliner Elektronenspeicherring-Gesellschaft für Synchrotronstrahlung CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-1325 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rabe, Torsten A1 - Goebbels, Jürgen A1 - Weidemann, Gerd A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Rudert, Rainer T1 - Green Body Characterization by Computed Tomography with Synchrotron Radiation T2 - Symposium Grünkörpercharakterisierung ; 8. Keramik-Tag der BAM CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2001-05-28 PY - 2001 SN - 0177-6983 VL - 16 IS - 2 SP - 204 EP - 210 PB - Bauverlag CY - Bad Honnef AN - OPUS4-1835 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Rack, A. A1 - Zabler, S. A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Weidemann, Gerd A1 - Müller, Bernd R. A1 - Helfen, L. A1 - Stiller, M. A1 - Knabe, C. A1 - Goebbels, Jürgen A1 - Banhart, J. T1 - Nondestructive 3D insights into foamy metals and bioregenerative ceramics KW - X-ray Computed Tomography KW - Metal foams KW - Bioregenerative ceramics PY - 2008 UR - http://www.helmholtz-berlin.de/media/media/oea/web/pr_webseite/druckschriften/infos/bessy/highlights2007.pdf#page=34 SN - 1611-6127 SP - 34 EP - 35 PB - Berliner Elektronenspeicherring-Gesellschaft für Synchrotronstrahlung CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-17538 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rack, A. A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Zabler, S. A1 - Weitkamp, T. A1 - Müller, Bernd R. A1 - Weidemann, Gerd A1 - Modregger, P. A1 - Banhart, J. A1 - Helfen, L. A1 - Danilewsky, A.N. A1 - Gräber, H.G. A1 - Heldele, R. A1 - Mayzel, B. A1 - Goebbels, Jürgen A1 - Baumbach, T. ED - Stuart R. Stock, T1 - The high-resolution synchrotron-based imaging stations at the BAMline (BESSY) and TopoTomo (ANKA) N2 - The BAMline at the BESSY light source in Berlin and the TopoTomo beamline at the ANKA synchrotron facility in Karlsruhe (both Germany) operate in the hard X-ray regime (above 6 keV) with similiar photon flux density. For typical imaging applications, a double multilayer monochromator or a filtered white beam is used. In order to optimise the field of view and the resolution of the available indirect pixel detectors, different optical systems have been installed, adapted, respectively, to a large field of view (macroscope) and to high spatial resolution (microscope). They can be combined with different camera systems, ranging from 16-bit dynamic range slow-scan CCDs to fast CMOS cameras. The spatial resolution can be brought substantially beyond the micrometer limit by using a Bragg magnifier. The moderate flux of both beamlines compared to other 3rd generation light sources is compensated by a dedicated scintillator concept. For selected applications, X-ray beam collimation has proven to be a reliable approach to increase the available photon flux density. Absorption contrast, phase contrast, holotomography and refraction-enhanced imaging are used depending on the application. Additionally, at the TopoTomo beamline digital white beam synchrotron topography is performed, using the digital X-ray pixel detectors installed. KW - Microtomography KW - Non-destructive evaluation KW - Coherent imaging KW - X-ray refraction KW - X-ray phase contrast KW - Synchrotron-CT KW - Synchrotron instrumentation KW - Scintillator KW - Bragg magnification KW - Holotomography KW - X-ray topography PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1117/12.793721 SN - 0277-786X VL - 7078 SP - 70780X-1 - 70780X-9 AN - OPUS4-18296 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Goebbels, Jürgen A1 - Müller, Bernd R. A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Weidemann, Gerd ED - Mazal, P. T1 - Special Solutions for CT-Investigations with Synchrotron Radiation T2 - 2nd International Workshop of NDT Experts CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 2003-10-06 KW - Computed Tomography KW - Synchrotron radiation KW - X-ray refraction KW - Metal matrix composites KW - Porosity PY - 2003 SN - 80-2142475-3 SP - 91 EP - 97 PB - Univ. of Technology CY - Brno AN - OPUS4-2876 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zehbe, R. A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Kirkpatrick, C.J. A1 - Brochhausen, C. T1 - Imaging of articular cartilage - data matching using X-ray tomography, SEM, FIB slicing and conventional histology N2 - The study was aimed at demonstrating a true cellular resolution for articular cartilage using synchrotron radiation-based X-ray microcomputed tomography (SR-µCT) with a sample-specific optimization of the phase contrast. The generated tomographic data were later used to prepare a matching histological sample from the full volume specimen. We used highly coherent and monochromatic X-rays from a synchrotron source to image a tissue sample of bovine articular cartilage after deparaffinization. Phase contrast enhancement was achieved by using five different sample to detector distances for the same X-ray energy. After tomography, the sample was re-embedded into resin while retaining a dedicated sample orientation for subsequent sectioning and polishing, which was conducted until a previously defined spatial position was achieved. The protocol for resin embedding was developed to inhibit morphological changes during embedding. Giemsa staining was applied for better structural and morphological discrimination. Data from tomography and lightmicroscopy were exactly matched and finally compared to results from FIB/SEM imaging. Image detail was achieved at a single cell resolution. Image detail was achieved at a single cell resolution, which has been estimated to be 0.833 µm/voxel in the tomographic data. SR-µCT with optimized phase contrast properties represents a method to investigate biological tissues in certain areas of interest, where true cellular resolution or enhanced volumetric imaging is needed. In this study, we demonstrate that this method can compete with conventional histology using light microscopy but even surpasses it due to the possibility of retrieving volumetric data. KW - Synchrotron radiation-based µCT KW - Phase contrast KW - FIB/SEM imaging KW - Histology KW - Articular cartilage KW - Data matching PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2012.05.001 SN - 0047-7206 SN - 0968-4328 VL - 43 IS - 10 SP - 1060 EP - 1067 PB - Pergamon Press CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-26435 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hartnig, C. A1 - Kuhn, R. A1 - Krüger, P. A1 - Manke, I. A1 - Kardjilov, N. A1 - Goebbels, Jürgen A1 - Müller, Bernd R. A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich T1 - Wassermanagement in Brennstoffzellen - die Bedeutung von hochauflösenden zerstörungsfreien Untersuchungsmethoden N2 - Ein effektives Wassermanagement ist ein wichtiger Aspekt in der Entwicklung von Brennstoffzellen hinsichtlich Langzeitstabilität und Optimierung der Leistungsfähigkeit. Eine zentrale Rolle spielt dabei die Gasdiffusionslage, die für die gleichmäßige Verteilung der Reaktionsgase auf die elektrochemisch aktive Schicht (Katalysator) sorgen soll. In diesem Beitrag werden gemeinsame Forschungsaktivitäten des Helmholtz-Zentrums Berlin für Materialien und Energie (Entwicklung bildgebender Verfahren) sowie des Zentrums für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung (ZSW, Entwicklung von Brennstoffzellen) vorgestellt. Im Rahmen dieser Kooperation werden die Entstehung, die Verteilung und der Transport von flüssigem Wasser, kurz das Wassermanagement, unter Betriebsbedingungen untersucht. Mittels Synchrotronradiografie und -tomografie werden kleinste Wassercluster in der Gasdiffusionslage detektiert. Die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse dienen der Modifikation und einer gezielten Auswahl der eingesetzten Materialien. KW - Synchrotronstrahlung KW - Brennstoffzellen KW - Materialcharakterisierung KW - Zerstörungsfrei PY - 2008 SN - 0025-5300 VL - 50 IS - 10 SP - 609 EP - 614 PB - Hanser CY - München AN - OPUS4-18656 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Bernd R. A1 - Görner, Wolf A1 - Hentschel, Manfred P. A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Krumrey, M. A1 - Ulm, G. A1 - Diete, W. A1 - Klein, U. A1 - Frahm, R. T1 - BAMlin - the first hard X-ray beamline at BESSY II N2 - The first hard X-ray beamline at BESSY II will be installed by BAM and PTB at a superconducting 7 T wavelength shifter. The main optical elements of the beamline are a Double-Multilayer-Monochromator and a Double-Crystal-Monochromator. The two devices can be used separately or in-line. Main applications of monochromatic radiation with photon energies up to 50 keV are X-ray fluorescence analysis, micro-computed tomography, X-ray topography, detector calibration and reflectometry. Calculable undispersed radiation up to 200 keV will be available for radiometric applications. KW - Double-Multilayer-Monochromator with meridional bender KW - Double-Crystal-Monochromator with sagittal bender KW - X-ray fluorescence analysis KW - Micro-computed tomography KW - X-ray topography KW - Detector calibration KW - Reflectometry PY - 2001 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(01)00466-1 SN - 0168-9002 SN - 0167-5087 VL - 467-468 IS - 1 SP - 703 EP - 706 PB - North-Holland CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-1171 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich T1 - High resolution synchrotron-based radiography and tomography at the Bamline (BESSY) T2 - 9th International Conference on X-Ray Microscopy, XRM2008 CY - Zurich, Switzerland DA - 2008-07-21 PY - 2008 AN - OPUS4-17853 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -