Acquisition service of morphology and bulk density for micro-sized objects by Micro-Focus X-ray Computed Tomography (μXCT)

We perform analysis of morphological information acquisition as a contracted service to domestic and overseas researchers/educational institutions for micro-sized objects such as natural environmental materials (foraminifers, radiolarians, pteropods, shellfish, and copepods etc)


＜IMPORTANT NOTICE＞
Due to the upgrade and maintenance of the MXCT, sample analysis requests will be temporarily suspended during the following period. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.
Period: October 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025

How to apply

Please download the following sample analysis request form (Japanese or English version), fill in the required items, and send it to the following address as an attachement.
Dr. Katsunori Kimoto （）
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.

MXCT No. 1 (introduced in 2015)
ScanXMate-DF160TSS105
Three different types of X-ray detectors with the auto sample exchanger.
MXCT No. 2 (introduced in 2018)
ScanXmate-A-CF160TSS650
Two types of X-ray detectors with the auto sample exchanger.
The auto sample exchanger that sets 40 samples at the same time and enables automatic measurement.