Abstract
The most important results of tomographic studies of paleontological objects on the facilities of the National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute” are described. It is shown that the use of the synchrotron and neutron tomography makes it possible to obtain new information on the structure of fossil animals, which is of fundamental importance for taxonomy and morphological analysis of extinct fauna.
Highlights
The variety of research methods of modern paleontological science is great
Experiments on synchrotron and thermal-neutron tomography are performed at the dedicated stations of the Kurchatov source of synchrotron radiation and the IR -8 research reactor of National
The spatial resolution in synchrotron tomography varies from 80 to 130 μm depending on the screen
Summary
The variety of research methods of modern paleontological science is great. Information on the internal structure of paleontological objects is important for their studying. Significant progress is associated with the development of tomography facilities on synchrotron radiation sources and thermal neutron sources. Using both types of radiation for investigation of the paleontological objects is of great importance because they consist of different mineral components, and some components cannot produce a sufficient contrast in the image taken only with one type of radiation [1,2,3]. In 2011, the cooperation of the Russian National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute” and the Borissiak Paleontological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences in the field of fossil studies using synchrotron and neutron tomography has begun.
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