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Neutron Scattering and Other Nuclear Techniques for Hydrogen in Materials

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Neutron imaging methods are appropriate to investigate hydrogen distributions in several metallic systems. The large total neutron cross section of hydrogen compared to those of elements or isotopes, respectively, in usual structural materials like steels or zirconium alloys allows the detection even of small amounts of hydrogen in such materials. The dependence of the total macroscopic neutron cross section of the sample or component on the hydrogen concentration can be determined experimentally by means of calibration specimens with known hydrogen concentrations. Such a calibration allows for a full quantitative determination of the local hydrogen concentration with a spatial resolution better than 20 μm. Because neutron radiography is fast and non-destructive, in situ investigations of time-dependent processes like hydrogen absorption and release or hydrogen bulk diffusion can be performed. This chapter gives an introduction into the main neutron imaging methods, radiography and tomography, and gives as examples results of neutron imaging investigations of hydrogen in different steels and in zirconium alloys, respectively.

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  1. Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12205, Berlin, Germany

    Axel Griesche

  2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Applied Materials, Postfach 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Mirco Große

  3. Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (FRM II) and Department of Physics E21, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Strasse 1, 85748, Garching, Germany

    Burkhard Schillinger

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    Helmut Fritzsche

  2. Hydrogen Research Institute, Université du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

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  3. Institut Néel, Grenoble, France

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Griesche, A., Große, M., Schillinger, B. (2016). Neutron Imaging. In: Fritzsche, H., Huot, J., Fruchart, D. (eds) Neutron Scattering and Other Nuclear Techniques for Hydrogen in Materials. Neutron Scattering Applications and Techniques. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22792-4_7

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