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- SkyScan-2011: Specification
- SkyScan-2011 X-Ray NanoTomograph
SkyScan-2011 is a compact, laboratory X-Ray system for the nondestructive three-dimensional reconstruction of the objects internal microstructure with spatial resolution in the range of hundreds nanometers.
PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATION
Detail detectability (pixel size @ maximum magnification) 150...250 nanometers isotropic 3D detail detectability (200um FOV) Low-contrast resolution (10% MTF) 400 nanometers
Maximum object size 11mm (8.6um pixel size) X-ray source
open type (pumped) source with LaB6 cathode, 20-80kV, 100-200uA cathode current, W-target, rotary + turbomolecular pumps (typ. 2x10-7Torr), fully automatic vacuum system X-ray detector
Intensified digital CCD-camera 1280x1024 pixels 12bit, FireWire (IEEE-1394) output. Computer for system control Workstation with fastest Intel XEON processor(s), 2Gb RAM, 320Gb HDD (2x160GB), 20"(1600x1200) UltraSharp LCD screen Reconstruction time 0.6sec per cross section with 4-nodes cluster, 2sec per cross section with single computer (1280x1280pixels) Reconstruction method Volumetric cone-beam reconstruction (Feldkamp algorithm) Radiation safety
<1uSv / h in any point of the instrument surface
Size / Weight / Operation conditions 1300W x 1400H x 800D mm, 540kg, 18-25C, 100-130V or 200-230V AC, 50-60Hz, <2kW
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