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[en] Full text: The physical extraction of fossilised remains from rocks enables quantitative physiological investigation of bone dimensions, volume, and porosity, however leads to the destruction of valuable contextual information and soft-tissue remains within the matrix. Conventional and synchrotron-based X-ray computed tomography (XCT) have been utilised for many years as critical tools in uncovering valuable 3-D internal and surface renderings of scientifically important fossils, however poor contrast and X-ray penetration often prevents thorough tomographic analysis. DINGO, Australia’s first and only neutron micro-computed tomography (nCT) instrument, located at the OPAL nuclear research reactor, is being used to obtain unpreceded reconstructions of extraordinary fossilised anatomical features not visible with conventional imaging techniques. This presentation will outline the physical capabilities of DINGO, the limitations and results to-date in the field of palaeontology. Drawing upon specimens scanned from across Australia, North America, New Zealand, and China, this presentation will demonstrate the complementarity of nCT to classic XCT methods for certain geological formations and fossil localities. nCT has yielded unpreceded contrast and detailed-reconstructions of fossilised soft tissue in a Jurassic cynodont. The stomach contents and digestive function of herbivourous and carnivorous dinosaurs, and a Cretaceous Australian crocodilian have been revealed, providing insights into ancient environments and food chains. In this way, a new species of Australian dinosaur has been discovered. (author)
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Australian Neutron Beam Users Group (Australia); Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Lucas Heights, NSW (Australia); 60 p; Nov 2018; p. 8-9; AANSS 2018: Neutron Scattering Symposium; Sydney, NSW (Australia); 19-21 Nov 2018; Available from ANBUG, E-mail: webmaster@anbug.net; Abstract only, full text entered in this record
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AUSTRALASIA, AUSTRALIAN ORGANIZATIONS, BARYONS, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ELEMENTARY PARTICLES, ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS, EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS, FERMIONS, HADRONS, IRRADIATION REACTORS, ISOTOPE PRODUCTION REACTORS, NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, NUCLEONS, POOL TYPE REACTORS, REACTORS, RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS, THERMAL REACTORS, TOMOGRAPHY, WATER COOLED REACTORS, WATER MODERATED REACTORS
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