Kardjilov, N.; Manke, I.; Hilger, A.; Arlt, T.; Bradbury, R.; Markötter, H.; Woracek, R.; Strobl, M.; Treimer, W.; Banhart, J.: The Neutron Imaging Instrument CONRAD — Post-Operational Review. Journal of Imaging 7 (2021), p. 11/1-15
10.3390/jimaging7010011
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Abstract:
The neutron imaging instrument CONRAD was operated as a part of the user program of the research reactor BER-II at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) from 2005 to 2020. The instrument was designed to use the neutron flux from the cold source of the reactor, transported by a curved neutron guide. The pure cold neutron spectrum provided a great advantage in the use of different neutron optical components such as focusing lenses and guides, solid-state polarizers, monochro- mators and phase gratings. The flexible setup of the instrument allowed for implementation of new methods including wavelength-selective, dark-field, phase-contrast and imaging with polarized neu- trons. In summary, these developments helped to attract a large number of scientists and industrial customers, who were introduced to neutron imaging and subsequently contributed to the expansion of the neutron imaging community.