Tescan UniTOM XL Dynamic CT Beam Time

What selected projects receive

• Up to one week of access to UniTOM XL at the Warrendale demo lab 

• Collaboration with Tescan specialists on experiment planning and scan setup

• Reconstruction support of imaging data (details defined during planning) 

Who should apply

We welcome applications from any research or industrial field. Proposals score higher when they:

• Show a clear need for dynamic imaging (process changes over time, in-situ behavior, transient events)

• Present a novel or high-value question that benefits from time-resolved CT

• Demonstrate feasibility within practical constraints of sample, speed, and resolution

• Academic research labs, core facilities, and advanced R&D teams

Technical guidance for dynamic CT proposals

Dynamic CT performance depends on trade-offs between scan speed, signal-to-noise, voxel size, sample size, and material. As a general reference:

• Dynamic scan voxel sizes often fall in the range of ~3 to 100 µm

• Temporal resolution (per revolution) can range from under 10 seconds to hours, depending on the experiment and sample

If you are unsure what is feasible for your sample and target outcome, contact us before submitting.

In-situ equipment

If your experiment requires in-situ hardware (loading, heating, cooling, flow, motion, electrical bias, etc.), it must be provided by the applicant and clearly described. Tescan can support compatibility-focused setup design to help ensure the experiment can run safely and effectively in a dynamic CT workflow.

GOOD LUCK! We look forward to seeing your proposals!