Live X-Ray imaging (LiveX)

x射线成像技术是研究金属凝固动态现象的有力工具，但现有的分析工具存在两个主要缺陷。首先，这些技术目前只能在同步加速器上使用，而同步加速器的使用受到限制。其次，在时间解决实验过程中产生的庞大而复杂的数据集，给科学知识的量化和提取带来了深刻的技术和实际问题。我们提出了一个开发x射线多模态成像系统（LiveX）的项目，其中ML将嵌入到数据采集过程中，并用于实时解释收集到的原始数据，从而大大降低了数据分析的复杂性和所需的时间。该系统将被设计成集成在现有的实验室x射线源中，并接受任何ML算法。我们的主要目标是将LiveX开发成一种灵活的工具，既可以在实验室环境中研究金属凝固，也可以在不需要同步加速器的情况下进行基础研究，还可以用于工业过程开发。为此，该装置将与高温炉和ML算法相结合，用于研究铝合金凝固过程中的成核和生长现象。该仪器将是世界上第一个，提供一种独特的能力，将促进建立新的合作和促进工业主导的研究，因为获得同步加速器时间通常是困难的。这将有利于我们正在进行的铝回收研究；该方法的灵活性也将允许在其他领域使用，这将作为该计划的一部分加以寻求。

X-ray imaging techniques are a powerful tool to study the dynamic of metal solidification phenomena, however current analytical tools suffer of two main drawbacks. Firstly, these techniques are currently available only at synchrotrons, which have restricted access. Secondly, the vast and complex data sets generated during time-resolved experiments present profound technical and practical problems for quantification and the extraction of scientific knowledge. We propose a project to develop an X-ray multi-modal imaging system (LiveX) in which ML will be embedded in the data acquisition procedure and used to interpret raw data in real-time, as they are collected, drastically reducing the complexity and time required for data analysis. The system will be designed to be integrated in existing laboratory X-ray sources and to accept any ML algorithm. Our primary goal will be to develop LiveX as a flexible tool to investigate metal solidification both in a laboratory environment, to carry on fundamental studies without the need of a synchrotron, and for process development in industry. To this end the set up will be coupled with a high temperature furnace and an ML algorithm trained for the investigation of nucleation and growth phenomena during the solidification of aluminium alloys. The instrument will be a world first, providing a unique capability which will foster the establishment of new collaborations and facilitate industrially led research, for which access to synchrotron time is generally difficult. This will benefit our ongoing research on aluminium recycling; the flexibility of the approach will also allow its use in other fields and this will be sought as part of the program.