Combined X-ray diffraction and absorption tomography using a conical shell beam
- Submitting institution
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Nottingham Trent University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 19 - 1109689
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1364/oe.27.021092
- Title of journal
- Optics Express
- Article number
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- First page
- 21092
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 15
- ISSN
- 1094-4087
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- July
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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6
- Research group(s)
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A - Imaging, Materials and Engineering Centre
- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Reports combined hollow-beam XRD/absorption tomography to detect explosives and weapons. The work reported was patented by NTU/Evans, US9063065-B2/EP2583088-B1 with rights commercialised by NTU spin-out, Halo X-ray Technologies Ltd under license from NTU (sxg@haloxay.com, CEO, co-author). Proof-of-principle to combine Halo’s HXT264 technology with Rapiscan’s 620DV to form a HXT364 system under Halo’s $3.3m DHS contract BAA17-03 contract (70RSAT18CB0000038) from the U.S. government (sxg@haloxay.com). Key paper to securing NTU’s EPSRC instrument grant in combining diffraction and absorption X-ray imaging EP/T034238/1 (2021-2024) >£1 million, with grant partners; Adaptix, Cobalt Trust/NHS, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Halo X-ray Technologies, and STFC.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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