3D X線顕微鏡を小型研究室に導入(Synchrotron in a closet: Bringing powerful 3D X-ray microscopy to smaller labs)

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2025-04-29 ミシガン大学

ミシガン大学の研究チームは、従来は大型シンクロトロン施設でしか実現できなかった3次元X線回折(3DXRD)技術を、一般研究室でも利用可能にする装置「Lab-3DXRD」を開発した。この装置は液体金属ジェットアノードを採用し、高出力X線で金属やセラミックなど多結晶材料の内部構造を高精度に可視化できる。従来は実験に長い待機時間が必要だったが、Lab-3DXRDにより迅速な分析が可能となり、建材などの応力反応解析や教育・産業応用に貢献すると期待されている。

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三次元X線回折(3DXRD)を放射光から実験室規模へ Taking three-dimensional x-ray diffraction (3DXRD) from the synchrotron to the laboratory scale

Seunghee Oh,Yuefeng Jin,Sangwon Lee,Wenxi Li,Ken Geauvreau,Matthew Williams,Robert Drake & Ashley Bucsek
Nature Communications  Published:29 April 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58255-x

3D X線顕微鏡を小型研究室に導入(Synchrotron in a closet: Bringing powerful 3D X-ray microscopy to smaller labs)

Abstract

Three-dimensional x-ray diffraction (3DXRD), a rotating x-ray diffraction technique, is a powerful tool for studying the micromechanical behavior of polycrystalline materials, capable of measuring the volume, position, orientation, and strain of thousands of grains simultaneously. However, its application has been historically limited to synchrotron facilities. Here, we present the first demonstration of laboratory-scale 3DXRD (Lab-3DXRD) using a liquid-metal-jet source. Lab-3DXRD achieves accuracy comparable to synchrotron-based 3DXRD, as validated against laboratory diffraction contrast tomography (LabDCT) and synchrotron-3DXRD. Over 96% of the grains detected with Lab-3DXRD are cross-validated, particularly for coarse grains (> ~60 μm), while the results suggest that finer grains should be accessible by taking advantage of high-efficiency detectors. We further demonstrate that its sensitivity to finer grains is enhanced by incorporating pre-characterization into the analysis. This study establishes Lab-3DXRD as a practical alternative to synchrotron techniques, making 3DXRD accessible to a wider range of academic and industrial researchers.

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