ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Quantitative imaging of the 3-D distribution of organic carbon in naturally structured soil using joint neutron and X-ray imaging

Abstract: Soil organic carbon is of key importance for soil functioning. It strongly impacts soil fertility, greenhouse gas emissions, nutrient retention, and contaminant degradation properties. Equally fundamental to soil functions is the soil pore network architecture. It determines how oxygen, water and nutrients are transported and exchanged in soil. For a thorough understanding of the latter, the soil pore network architecture needs to be evaluated alongside with the distribution of soil organic carbon relative to it. It is meanwhile possible to non-invasively map the soil pore network architecture in high detail using X-ray imaging. Methods for quantifying the spatial distribution of carbon at a similar level of detail are yet to be found. Joint neutron and X-ray imaging have shown potential to deliver such data. It is the aim of this project to use explore such an approach in detail.

Principal Investigator: Dr John Koestel
Experimenter: Dr Mats Larsbo
Experimenter: Dr Magnus Simonsson
Experimenter: Mr Jumpei Fukumasu
Experimenter: Dr Anke Herrmann
Local Contact: Dr Genoveva Burca

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1910494

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1910494

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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