X-ray computed tomography (XCT) is a powerful 3D imaging technique that has been used
to investigate meteorites, mission-returned samples, and other planetary materials of all …

Dissolution and precipitation reactions are the primary mechanisms that occur when a rock
(ie, a mineral assemblage) is in contact with a fluid out of equilibrium. They play a critical …

Processes involved in the development of igneous and metamorphic rocks involve some
combination of crystal growth, solution, movement and deformation, which is expressed as …

This contribution outlines Synchrotron-based X-ray micro-tomography and its potential use
in structural geology and rock mechanics. The paper complements several recent reviews of …

An important goal of petrographers is to analyse rock textures (microstructures) and
compositions in three dimensions, and thus fully quantify rock properties (porosity and …

Most natural rocks or engineered materials display a multi-scale heterogeneity ranging from
the nanometer to the centimeter. Their spatial textural heterogeneity can be approached …

A quantitative relation between the linear attenuation coefficient (LAC) obtained by
Synchrotron Radiation X-ray computed tomography (observed LAC) and the theoretically …

This chapter presents the application of synchrotron-based microtomography (SR-μCT) as a
three-dimensional (3D) analysis tool to investigate microscale structural attributes of soils …

Understanding the nature and preservation of microbial traces in extreme environments is
crucial for reconstructing Earth's early biosphere and for the search for life on other planets …

The ordered-subsets expectation maximization algorithm (OSEM) is introduced to X-ray
fluorescence computed tomography (XFCT) and studied; here, simulations and …