DINGO, the neutron imaging instrument at ANSTO

Full text: Since receiving first neutrons in October 2014, the thermal-neutron radiography/tomography/imaging instrument DINGO has achieved a high subscription rate from a broad national and international research community. The high demand for DINGO is based upon the different insights achieved when looking into objects because of the different contrast achieved with neutrons compared to X- rays, the high sensitivity of neutrons to light elements, and the dedicated expertise of the instrument staff. DINGO has shown real value in industrial applications, particularly in the structural analysis of cracks and defects in concrete, metals and complex composite materials. Originally designed to achieve a true spatial resolution of 54–200 um for samples up to 35 cm in height, a combination of instrument upgrades now enables ANSTO to offer a globally unique, parallelised and high-throughput scanning capability for drillcores and samples up to 1m in length, improved signal-to-noise and spatial resolution, a larger field-of-view and the flexibility to incorporate sample environments for kinetic and real-world studies. With a strong and research-active support team, DINGO is the global go-to facility for the application of thermal-neutron imaging in palaeontology, cultural heritage, mining, energy storage and commercial applications, exemplified through high-impact research outputs, major museum exhibitions, and reports in the media. This poster presents an overview of the DINGO instrument and its technical capabilities, highlights a selection of research achievements from the collaborative, merit-based user access program. Come, meet our team and give neutron tomography a try! (author)