Apr 14 – 17, 2026
Karlsruhe, Germany
Europe/Berlin timezone

Imaging nuclear recoil damage in minerals with light-sheet microscopy

Apr 14, 2026, 3:00 PM
30m
Karlsruhe, Germany

Karlsruhe, Germany

Gastdozentenhaus KIT Scientific Meeting and Conference Center Building 01.52 Engesserstrasse 3 76131 Karlsruhe

Speaker

Samuel Hedges (Virginia Tech)

Description

Nuclear recoils can induce damage in crystal lattices; in certain materials, these defects can capture electrons, turning them optically active (i.e. color centers). At Virginia Tech, we have constructed the mesoSPIM light-sheet fluorescence microscope, which can rapidly image recoil-induced defects in cm3-volumes with micrometer-scale precision. In this talk, I will present commissioning data from the VT mesoSPIM and discuss prospects for imaging recoil damage in natural minerals.

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