Investigation methods at Helmholtz Centre Berlin

Residual stress analysis

Determination of residual stresses at the surface and several centimetres deep in the bulk of industrial components

Synchrotron tomography

Three-dimensional imaging of the internal structure of objects with high spatial resolution of 0.7 µm

Neutron tomography

Three-dimensional imaging using the special properties of neutrons. Allows for the investigation of the inner structure of metal components

Investigation of nanostructures

Analysis of size and orientation distribution of nanostructures and nanoparticles

Neutron activation analysis

Detection of very small quantities of chemical elements with high sensitivity (in some cases 1 ppb)

Neutron reflectometry

Neutron reflectometry is used for the analysis of thin films and interfaces.