Quantitative phase radiography with polychromatic neutrons

Phys Rev Lett. 2003 Oct 3;91(14):145502. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.145502. Epub 2003 Oct 1.

Abstract

We develop and experimentally demonstrate a formalism that allows accurate phase imaging using neutron sources producing highly polychromatic beams. The results of measurements from a rectangular block of silicon compare favorably with theoretical simulations based upon the known composition and geometry of the block. The increased flux and reduced exposure times will permit a simple extension of the technique to tomographic phase imaging.