2021 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing

19-22 September 2021 • Anchorage, Alaska, USA

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2021 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing

19-22 September 2021 • Anchorage, Alaska, USA

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Paper IDSS-CIMM.7
Paper Title Hyperspectral Neutron CT with Material Decomposition
Authors Thilo Balke, Purdue University, United States; Alexander Makenzie Long, Sven Vogel, Brendt Wohlberg, Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States; Charles Bouman, Purdue University, United States
SessionSS-CIMM: Special Session: Computational Imaging for Materials and Microscopy
LocationArea B
Session Time:Monday, 20 September, 13:30 - 15:00
Presentation Time:Monday, 20 September, 13:30 - 15:00
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Topic Special Sessions: Computational Imaging for Materials and Microscopy
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Abstract Energy resolved neutron imaging (ERNI) is an advanced neutron radiography technique capable of non-destructively extracting spatial isotopic information within a given material. Energy-dependent radiography image sequences can be created by utilizing neutron time-of-flight techniques. In combination with uniquely characteristic isotopic neutron crosssection spectra, isotopic areal densities can be determined on a per-pixel basis, thus resulting in a set of areal density images for each isotope present in the sample. By preforming ERNI measurements over several rotational views, an isotope decomposed 3D computed tomograpy is possible. We demonstrate a method involving a robust and automated background estimation based on a linear programming formulation. The extremely high noise due to low count measurements is overcome using a sparse coding approach. It allows for a significant computation time improvement, from weeks to a few hours compared to existing neutron evaluation tools, enabling at the present stage a semi-quantitative, user-friendly routine application.