The CT scanner facility at Stellenbosch University : an open access X-ray computed tomography laboratory
Date
2016-10
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Elsevier
Abstract
The Stellenbosch University CT Scanner Facility is an open access laboratory providing non-destructive Xray computed tomography (CT) and a high performance image analysis services as part of the Central
Analytical Facilities (CAF) of the university. Based in Stellenbosch, South Africa, this facility offers open
access to the general user community, including local researchers, companies and also remote users (both
local and international, via sample shipment and data transfer). The laboratory hosts two CT instruments,
i.e. a micro-CT system, as well as a nano-CT system. A workstation-based Image Analysis Centre is
equipped with numerous computers with data analysis software packages, which are to the disposal
of the facility users, along with expert supervision, if required. All research disciplines are accommodated
at the X-ray CT laboratory, provided that non-destructive analysis will be beneficial. During its first four
years, the facility has accommodated more than 400 unique users (33 in 2012; 86 in 2013; 154 in 2014;
140 in 2015; 75 in first half of 2016), with diverse industrial and research applications using X-ray CT as
means. This paper summarises the existence of the laboratory’s first four years by way of selected examples, both from published and unpublished projects. In the process a detailed description of the capabilities and facilities available to users is presented.
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CITATION: Du Plessis, A., Le Roux, S. G. & Guelpa, A. 2016. The CT scanner facility at Stellenbosch University : an open access X-ray computed tomography laboratory. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 384:42-49, doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2016.08.005.
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Keywords
CT scanner -- Stellenbosch University, Tomography -- Stellenbosch University, X-rays -- Equipment and supplies -- Stellenbosch University
Citation
Du Plessis, A., Le Roux, S. G. & Guelpa, A. 2016. The CT scanner facility at Stellenbosch University : an open access X-ray computed tomography laboratory. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 384:42-49, doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2016.08.005.