Presentation Topics (and example questions) for Part 1: X-ray, Neutron,

Electron, and Computational imaging

1. Outline the various types of imaging possible with electrons and describe common
applications of each. Discuss how a practitioner could decide which method to apply in a
given situation. Example questions:
▫ When would I use Back-scattered SEM instead over secondary electron SEM?
Give an example.
▫ If I want to test the efficacy of a gold deposition technique which technique would
I employ?

2. Outline neutron imaging (from neutron formation, sample interaction, and neutron
detection), compare/contrast with X-ray imaging with example applications. Example
questions:
▫ Discuss how the two methods could be used to provide complimentary
information when imaging, e.g. a hydrogen fuel cell.
▫ Why has neutron imaging usage been limited to date? When would you choose
to use neutron imaging?

3. Describe how propagation- and tracking-based phase-contrast imaging methods work:

compare/contrast the two methods, addressing the motivation for their use, the potential
applications, etc. Example questions:
▫ Argue which of the two methods you consider to be more useful in medical
applications. Why?
▫ Discuss the merits of quantitative vs. qualitative phase contrast imaging in the
context of these two methods.

4. Describe how the two grating-based phase-contrast imaging methods (i.e. Edge
illumination and Talbot-Laue interferometry) work: compare/contrast the two methods,
addressing the motivation for their use, the potential applications, etc. Example
questions:
▫ In an application where X-ray dose is limited (e.g. medical imaging), the image
quality will be limited by the proportion of X-rays absorbed in the optical
elements. Which methods would you choose in such a case, and why?
▫ In a laboratory context, X-ray sources are incoherent. Which method is likely to
be more resilient to source incoherence, and why?
5. Compare/contrast single-pixel camera imaging (i.e. structured detection), and ghost-
imaging (i.e. structured illumination). Address the potential applications specific to each
method; discuss how/why/if the applications differ. Example questions:
▫ In X-ray imaging, no digital micro-mirror devices exist. What impediments does
this pose to single-pixel- and ghost- imaging? How would you design an
experiment to resolve or avoid some of these problems?
▫ What factors potentially determine the resolution of a single-pixel image?

6. Outline how compressed sensing (CS) works in the context of single-pixel image
detection and reconstruction. Discuss motivations for using CS techniques and possible
complications, including examples of applications where they would be useful and
applications where they should be avoided. Example questions:
▫ What are the consequences of assuming sparsity, on a domain where the
sample is not sparse?
▫ Argue for which sparse basis is most useful when imaging everyday objects (e.g.
houses).