• Energy storage like Li-ion batteries and fuel cells    
• Porous media
• Earth sciences
• Materials Science
• Engineering and metallurgy
• Cultural and Natural Heritage
• Water transport in plants or porous media
• Wavelengths selective imaging to exploit diffraction contrast (Bragg edges) of different materials
• Magnetic fields and domains

The neutron beam passes through a set of adjustable pinhole of diameter D that acts as a primary source. The diverging beam travels a distance L of 4.5-11 m to arrive to the Imaging station, where the sample is mounted. The pinhole selection and movable sample station allow one to change beam intensity and collimation ratio L/D.

The imaging station is equipped with a rotation table to allow for tomographic imaging (including laminography). Behind the sample, a set of possible detectors acquire transmission images of the sample.

Perpendicular to the neutron beam, an ensemble X-ray generator / detector allows the acquisition of complementary X-ray tomographies of the same sample.

Wavelength selective imaging is available by means of a double crystal monochromator as well as a velocity selector. Additional equipment can be installed along the beam to allow for example polarised neutron imaging, grating interferometry, scattering correction mask.

Techniques available:

• White-beam neutron imaging at spatial resolutions down to 4 μm
• Wavelength selective imaging:
  • Double crystal monochromator (2-6 Å)
  • Velocity selector (2-20 Å)
• Bragg-edge imaging
• Polarised neutron imaging
• Grating interferometry
• Laminography
• Complementary X-ray imaging (20 to 300 kV source), with spatial resolutions down to approx. 4 microns

For further examples see https://next-grenoble.fr