Sub-pixel correlation length imaging of heterogeneous microstructures using neutron grating interferometry

Diplôme Thèse Sub-pixel correlation length imaging of heterogeneous microstructures using neutron grating interferometry eng 2018-09-26 author Harti Ralph 837254 director Ruegg Christian 790594 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:111727 urn:nbn:ch:unige-1117276 Sc. 5271 In this thesis I present the conception, design and utilisation of the first neutron grating interferometers at higher Talbot orders to quantitatively study the microstructure of colloidal and powder samples. Quantitative analysis is achieved by varying the setup dependent autocorrelation length ξ. I refer to the experimental approach of varying ξ while recording a series of DFIs as sub-pixel correlation length imaging, or ξDFI. These methodical developments enabled unprecedented experiments that make the spatially resolved extraction of scattering functions possible. In order to utilise the newly developed setups to quantitatively study microstructures we present the theoretical foundation of ξDFI and two simulation frameworks, evaluating error sources and performance parameters. The insights gained from the theoretical and simulation work is then used to apply ξDFI to the study of macroscopically heterogeneous microstructures and presented as three different experiments. Dewey 500.2 33 Département de physique de la matière quantique 131 false 7602a740-f3c3-47f6-b4d9-3cbe2118366b Thesis Public thesis_RPHarti.pdf 16129082 application/pdf Private 2019-07-25 8931977db14ff50d4826967d3d798c1f9e2d589a1bbfcb1e153fa79786759dfe openAccess Faculté des sciences / Section de physique / Département de physique de la matière quantique

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