Computer Simulation of Phase-Contrast Images in White Synchrotron Radiation Using Micropipes in Silicon Carbide

Abstract

A method of computer simulation of phase-contrast images in white synchrotron radiation has been developed to determine the section parameters of micropipes in silicon carbide. The experiments have been carried out using the third-generation synchrotron radiation source the Pohang Light Source (South Korea). The effective spectrum of the synchrotron radiation that forms of an image has been shown to have a relatively sharp maximum at an energy of 16 keV, which makes it possible to conserve coherency within the required limits. A computer program has been developed that automatically determines the diameters of an elliptic section of a micropipe from the condition of coincidence of calculated and experimental profiles. It has been shown that the studied micropipes have a strongly stretched elliptic section that can twist when moving along the pipe axis.