X-ray Tomograph
X-ray tomography (a non-destructive method for visualizing and quantifying 3D structures) has long been used in healthcare as a diagnostic tool. The technology is also increasingly being utilized in industry and as a research tool.
Supported by the Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, the Department of Soil and Environment has its own X-ray tomograph. This opens up many new exciting and fruitful research fields for our department and for SLU as a whole. With this apparatus, one can see and measure 3D structures of approximately 100 µm for an object that is 20 cm wide. For smaller objects (a few centimeters in diameter), a resolution of about 5 µm can be achieved. Maximum weight per sample = 50 kg.
The X-ray tomograph can be utilized to view, examine, and quantify the internal structure of many different objects of interest to SLU and external researchers, such as soil, rock, living plants, or plant parts like plant roots in the soil, wood, and food.
Price List
- Within the Department of Soil and Environment (or for projects outside the department where researchers from the department are part of a scientific collaboration): SEK 8,500 per day (minimum one day).
- For SLU customers outside Soil and Environment (where we do not have a scientific involvement): SEK 11,000 per day (minimum one day).
- For external customers outside SLU (where we do not have a scientific involvement): SEK 22,000 per day (minimum one day).
The prices include the execution of the scans and/or time on our computer for processing the results.
Contact
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PersonMats Larsbo, Researcher at the Department of Soil and EnvironmentSoil and Environmental Physics