Research Explorer

Project

Development of advanced X-ray imaging methodologies for the analysis of unique extra-terrestrial materials
Code
bof/baf/4y/2024/01/669
Duration
01 January 2024 → 31 December 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Analytical spectrometry
    • Instrumental methods
    • Spectroscopic methods
    • Structural analysis
Keywords
synchrotron radiation based analysis techniques micro-CT Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx missions X-ray fluorescence laboratory X-ray sources
 
Project description
 

This project will significantly advance non-destructive 3D elemental/structural analysis for high-profile Earth and planetary science research, making use of advanced laboratory and synchrotron-based X-ray hyperspectral-imaging and absorption micro-CT based methodologies. Our ultimate goal is to optimise these non-destructive experimental approaches for the quantitative chemical/structural micro-/nano-analysis of unique extraterrestrial matter, originating from carbonaceous asteroids 162173 Ryugu and 101955 Bennu, returned to Earth
respectively by JAXA's Hayabusa2 and NASA's OSIRIS REx missions.