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This paper describes novel uses of synchrotron radiation in examining porosity distributions within porous media. Tomographic energy dispersive diffraction imaging and Tomographic X-ray fluorescence have been combined within one measurement method and used to highlight the porosity distribution in a typical sample of English Chalk.
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Betson, M., Barker, J., Barnes, P. et al. Porosity Imaging in Porous Media Using Synchrotron Tomographic Techniques. Transport in Porous Media 57, 203–214 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:TIPM.0000038264.33451.4a
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