Neutron tomography instrument CONRAD at HZB

The neutron tomography instrument CONRAD has been in operation since 2005 at the Hahn-Meitner research reactor at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB). Over the last 5 years, significant developmental work has been performed to expand the radiographic and tomographic capabilities of the beamline [1–3]. New techniques have been implemented, including imaging with polarized neutrons [4–9], Bragg-edge mapping [10,11], high-resolution neutron imaging and grating interferometry [12–15]. These methods have been provided to the user community as tools to help address scientific problems over a broad range of topics such as superconductivity, materials research, life sciences [16,17], cultural heritage and paleontology [18,19]. Industrial applications including fuel cell research [20–27] have also been improved through these new developments. Descriptions and parameters of the developed options will be presented, along with prominent examples.