HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FOR THE STUDY OF EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MATERIALS USING SYNCHROTRON X-RAY COMPUTED MICROTOMOGRAPHY.
Synchrotron x-ray computed microtomography (CMT) is a non-destructive method for examination of rock, soil, and other types of samples studied in the earth and environmental sciences. The high x-ray intensities of the synchrotron source make possible the acquisition of tomographic volumes at a high rate that requires the application of high-performance computing techniques for data reconstruction to produce the three-dimensional volumes, for their visualization, and for data analysis. These problems are exacerbated by the need to share information between collaborators at widely separated locations over both local and tide-area networks. A summary of the CMT technique and examples of applications are given here together with a discussion of the applications of high-performance computing methods to improve the experimental techniques and analysis of the data.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 786875
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-68461; KC0403010; R&D Project: EE333EEDA; KC0403010; TRN: US0109102
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES ICCIT 2001, MONTCLAIR, NJ (US), 10/12/2001--10/12/2001; Other Information: PBD: 12 Oct 2001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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