Centre for X-ray Tomography

CT Imaging Systems & Accessories

The UGCT currently has 6 operational CT scanners: CoreTOM, EMCT, Hector, Medusa, Nanowood and Herakles (in collaboration with XMI). In addition, the usage of several advanced imaging setups and peripheral equipment is offered at our scanners.

EMCT

EMCT
  • Environmental Micro-CT
  • Fast CT scanning and in-situ monitoring
  • Intricate sample environments

Hector

Hector
  • High-Energy CT system Optimized for Research
  • Studies of large and bulky samples
  • Large magnification potential

CoreTOM

CoreTOM scanner at UGCT  
  • TESCAN CoreTOM
  • Stacked circular and helical scanning
  • Time lapse and continuous imaging of dynamic processes

Herakles (UGCT - XMI)

Heracles
  • Combined micro-CT - micro-(confocal-)XRF system
  • Image correlation across setup
  • State-of-the-art research

Medusa

Medusa
  • Very high resolution scanner
  • Long propagation distance
  • Phase-contrast and dark field experiments

Nanowood

NanoWood
  • Multi-resolution X-ray tomography scanner
  • Versatile scanning geometry
  • Phase contrast imaging

Advanced Imaging

X-ray Dual Grating Interferometry
  • Synchrotron methods in the lab
  • Photon-counting and hyperspectral detectors
  • Grating-based interferometry

Peripheral Equipment

DebenCell at HECTOR
  • Equipment can be mounted in our CT scanners
  • In-situ experiments
  • Temperature, pressure, humidity control and fluid/gas flow cells.