What Is Neutron Imaging?
Like X-rays, neutron radiography reveals internal structures—but with a key advantage: neutrons are especially sensitive to light elements like hydrogen and lithium. This makes them ideal for non-destructive testing in batteries, composites, metal hydrides, and advanced manufacturing.
Facility Highlights
- Unique sensitivity to light elements like hydrogen and lithium
- Both static and in-situ experiments
- 2D radiography and 3D tomography
- Resolution down to 10 microns
Applications Include
- Real-time imaging of lithium-ion battery cells during charge/discharge cycles.
- Binder removal from ceramic stereolithography green bodies
- Analysis of hydrogen retention in irradiated metallic hydrides for use in compact nuclear reactor moderators
Work with us MITR scientists collaborate with users from experiment design to data analysis, ensuring high-impact results!
Please contact Dr. Boris Khaykovich directly at bkh@mit.edu or 617.253.2681
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