Characterization of oriented microstructures through anisotropic small-angle scattering by 2D neutron dark-field imaging

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Within neutron imaging, different methods have been developed with the aim to go beyond the conventional contrast modalities, such as grating interferometry. Existing grating interferometers are sensitive to scattering in a single direction only, and thus investigations of anisotropic scattering structures imply the need for a circular scan of either the sample or the gratings. Here we propose an approach that allows assessment of anisotropic scattering in a single acquisition mode and to broaden the range of the investigation with respect to the probed correlation lengths. This is achieved by a far-field grating interferometer with a tailored 2D-design. The combination of a directional neutron dark-field imaging approach with a scan of the sample to detector distance yields to the characterization of the local 2D real-space correlation functions of a strongly oriented sample analogous to conventional small-angle scattering. Our results usher in quantitative and spatially resolved investigations of anisotropic and strongly oriented systems beyond current capabilities.

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Valsecchi, J., Strobl, M., Harti, R. P., Carminati, C., Trtik, P., Kaestner, A., … Kagias, M. (2020). Characterization of oriented microstructures through anisotropic small-angle scattering by 2D neutron dark-field imaging. Communications Physics, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-020-0308-4

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