“…Synchrotron X-ray imaging (SXI) is applied at synchrotron sources around the world in a broad range of scientific fields, such as materials science, biology, cultural heritage, geoscience and medicine (Arhatari et al, 2021;Olbinado et al, 2018;Schmelzle et al, 2021;Gao et al, 2021;Nogueira et al, 2017;Longo et al, 2007;Chen et al, 2020;Kandula et al, 2022;Rau et al, 2010). Relevant to BAM (Bundesanstalt fu ¨r Materialforschung und -Pru ¨fung) competencies, SXI proves suitable for nondestructive studies of materials and (small) components (Mayo et al, 2012;Heenan et al, 2019;Lin et al, 2017).…”