Author Affiliations
Target Fabrication Group, AWE plc, Aldermaston, Reading, Berks, RG7 4PR, Englandshow less
Fig. 1. Component machining, assembly station and adhesive application.
Fig. 2. 3D schematic of Samples A and B, respectively.
Fig. 3. Sample mounted onto X-ray CT holder. The carbon foam is just visible on the top.
Fig. 4. Sample mounted within the X-ray CT system.
Fig. 5. Sample A X-ray CT XY (left image), YZ (right image) views.
Fig. 6. Sample A X-ray CT XY (left image), YZ (right image) views.
Fig. 7. Sample B X-ray CT XY (left image), XZ (right image) views.
Fig. 8. Sample B X-ray CT XY (left image), XZ (right image) views.
Fig. 9. Sample A volume-rendered image showing the distribution of adhesive used to bond the carbon foam to the polythene support.
Fig. 10. Sample B volume-rendered image showing the distribution of adhesive used to bond the carbon foam to the polythene support.
Source settings | 40 kV 250 $\unicode[STIX]{x03BC}$A | Source sample separation distance | 126.26 mm | Detector to sample distance | 129.05 mm | Exposure time | 70 s | Number of projections | 1000 | Camera binning | 2 | Pixel size | 1.38 $\unicode[STIX]{x03BC}$m | Objective | X9.71 |
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Table 1. X-ray acquisition parameters for Sample A.
Source settings | 39 kV 250 $\unicode[STIX]{x03BC}$A | Source sample separation distance | 126.26 mm | Detector to sample distance | 129.56 mm | Exposure time | 70 s | Number of projections | 500 | Camera binning | 2 | Pixel size | 1.37 $\unicode[STIX]{x03BC}$m | Objective | X9.71 |
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Table 2. X-ray acquisition parameters for Sample B.