Two-dimensional quantitative imaging of multicomponent samples using polychromatic X-rays |
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| Authors: | Aileen Eyou Bao Thanh Pham Tony Kirk Benedicta D. Arhatari Chanh Quoc Tran |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Physics and Chemistry, La Trobe Institute of Molecular Science, 2. La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;3. ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, Department of Chemistry and Physics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Abstract: | We present the theoretical formalism and an experimental demonstration of a technique for two-dimensional quantitative imaging of two-component samples using polychromatic X-rays. The technique takes into account the full spectral information of the incident polychromatic beam to quantify the total X-ray attenuation, due to each component presented in the sample, as functions of both energy and thickness. As a result, this technique is able to effectively ameliorate the effects of beam hardening. Here, we demonstrate the application of this technique to a two-component sample. The technique makes it possible for laboratory-based polychromatic X-ray sources to be used for critical quantitative purposes. |
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