X‐ray tomography laboratory (ITAM) is equipped with a Twinned Orthogonal Adjustable Tomograph (TORATOM) and a set of various imaging detectors. It analyses the topology and the internal structures of objects with resolution down to one micrometre. TORATOM has the capability to meet variable requirements, as the detectors can be quickly and easily exchanged in accordance with the experimental requirements. For instance, the pixelated X-ray Large Area Detector enables energetic thresholding, which is advantageous for highlighting the differences between the material components of a scanned object. Due to the sensitivity of the LAD to low energy X‐rays (keV units) it is also possible to display elements with very low attenuation, which is typical for organic materials. Further, a modular spectroscopic detector consisting of twelve modules which are read independently is also a unique system in the world. The speed of the whole system is equal to the reading of one module, up to 850 pictures/sec. Every module is provided with a fully spectroscopic detector which measures the energy of each detected ionised particle. The spectroscopic detector is suitable for both colour radiography and fluorescent imaging. Specialized loading devices which can be installed in the TORATOM allow X-ray analysis of time dependent processes during specimen loading. The XCT laboratory allows the observation of complex objects which had been difficult to analyse in the past using conventional methods, namely degradation and restoration processes in porous materials (where an extremely high dynamic range is required), or imaging of light materials (low contrast, micro/nano scale structures). Also here the demand is overwhelming and includes research as well as industry from the Czech Republic and abroad.
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