NeXT-Grenoble, the Neutron and X-ray tomograph in Grenoble

• DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2020.163939
• Publication Date: 2020-04-15T23:23:32Z
• Authors: Alessandro Tengat...; Nicolas Lenoir; Edward Andò; Benjamin Giroud; Duncan Atkins; Jerome Beaucour; Gioacchino Viggiani
• Keywords: Complementarity (molecular biology)

NeXT-Grenoble is a Neutron and X-ray Tomograph launched from the collaboration between Universite Grenoble Alpes (UGA) Institut Laue Langevin (ILL). The design started in February 2016 shortly followed by its construction at ILL. A first version of instrument has been opened to users since October 2016. One peculiarities that, as suggested name, allows acquisition truly simultaneous tomographies, taking advantage high complementarity these two beams. Also virtue uniquely flux ILL, can provide unprecedented spatial resolution (around 4μm true resolution, few tens seconds) speed (1.5 s tomographies). This contribution details adopted technical solutions performances achieved, reviews some key published results outlines future direction instrument.