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ANSTO Publications Online is a digital repository for publications authored by ANSTO staff since 2007. The Repository also contains ANSTO Publications, such as Reports and Promotional Material. ANSTO publications prior to 2007 continue to be added progressively as they are in identified in the library. ANSTO authors can be identified under a single point of entry within the database. The citation is as it appears on the item, even with incorrect spelling, which is marked by (sic) or with additional notes in the description field.

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    Advantages of breast cancer visualization and characterization using synchrotron radiation phase‐contrast tomography
    (International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 2018-09-01) Pacilè, S; Baran, P; Dullin, C; Dimmock, MR; Lockie, D; Missbach-Guntner, J; Quiney, HM; McCormack, M; Mayo, SC; Thompson, DA; Nesterets, YI; Hall, CJ; Pavlov, KM; Prodanovic, Z; Tonutti, M; Accardo, A; Fox, J; Taba, ST; Lewis, SJ; Brennan, PC; Häusermann, D; Tromba, G; Gureyev, TE
    The aim of this study was to highlight the advantages that propagation-based phase-contrast computed tomography (PB-CT) with synchrotron radiation can provide in breast cancer diagnostics. For the first time, a fresh and intact mastectomy sample from a 60 year old patient was scanned on the IMBL beamline at the Australian Synchrotron in PB-CT mode and reconstructed. The clinical picture was described and characterized by an experienced breast radiologist, who underlined the advantages of providing diagnosis on a PB-CT volume rather than conventional two-dimensional modalities. Subsequently, the image quality was assessed by 11 breast radiologists and medical imaging experts using a radiological scoring system. The results indicate that, with the radiation dose delivered to the sample being equal, the accuracy of a diagnosis made on PB-CT images is significantly higher than one using conventional techniques. © International Union of Crystallography.
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    A database of composition‐processing‐performance parameters for over 400 inorganic‐polymer composite solid‐state electrolytes
    (Wiley, 2025-08-18) Huang, PJ; Yang, ZW; Liu, Y; Yu, PJ; Liu, B; Xu, M; Avdeev, M; Shi, SQ
    Abstract Inorganic‐polymer composite solid‐state electrolytes (IPCSEs), which combine the advantages of inorganic fillers and polymer matrices, have emerged as promising candidates for all‐solid‐state batteries. However, achieving high ionic conductivity at room‐temperature remains challenging due to interfacial phase effects, percolation‐threshold limitations, and processing‐induced structural defects. Moreover, the fragmentation and heterogeneity of existing literature data complicates systematic optimization, necessitating a unified database for data‐driven discovery. Here, a comprehensive and traceable database is constructed by extracting and consolidating data from peer‐reviewed literature, encompassing material compositions, processing conditions, and electrolyte performance for over 400 IPCSEs. Through Pearson correlation analysis, which quantifies a linear relationship between variables, key factors influencing ionic conductivity are identified, including filler type, content, and morphology. To validate the database's utility, a machine‐learning‐ready dataset is constructed and tassorted predictive models are trained. Experimental results show that the ionic conductivity prediction performance of support vector regression reaches an R 2 of 0.90, demonstrating high‐quality of the dataset and the promising utility for design optimization and quantitative assessment of composition‐processing‐performance relationships. This work not only offers a structural database for artificial‐intelligence‐driven electrolyte development but also translates data‐driven insights into practical tools for advancing solid‐state battery materials. © 2025 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
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    Molecular thorium trihydrido clusters stabilized by cyclopentadienyl ligands
    (Wiley, 2020-04-02) Chen, R; Qin, G; Li, S; Edwards, AJ; Piltz, RO; Del Rosal, I; Maron, L; Cui, D; Cheng, J
    Hydrogenolysis of alkyl‐substituted cyclopentadienyl (CpR) ligated thorium tribenzyl complexes [(CpR)Th(p‐CH2‐C6H4‐Me)3] (1–6) afforded the first examples of molecular thorium trihydrido complexes [(CpR)Th(μ‐H)3]n (CpR=C5H2(tBu)3 or C5H2(SiMe3)3, n=5; C5Me4SiMe3, n=6; C5Me5, n=7; C5Me4H, n=8; 7–10 and 12) and [(Cp#)12Th13H40] (Cp#=C5H4SiMe3; 13). The nuclearity of the metal hydride clusters depends on the steric profile of the cyclopentadienyl ligands. The hydrogenolysis intermediate, tetra‐nuclear octahydrido thorium dibenzylidene complex [(Cpttt)Th(μ‐H)2]4(μ‐p‐CH‐C6H4‐Me)2 (Cpttt=C5H2(tBu)3) (11) was also isolated. All of the complexes were characterized by NMR spectroscopy and single‐crystal X‐ray analysis. Hydride positions in [(CpMe4)Th(μ‐H)3]8 (CpMe4=C5Me4H) were further precisely confirmed by single‐crystal neutron diffraction. DFT calculations strengthen the experimental assignment of the hydride positions in the complexes 7 to 12. © 2020 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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    Investigation of mechanical property changes in He2+ ion irradiated MA957 through nanoindentation and in situ micro-tensile testing
    (Elsevier, 2021-04-15) Xu, A; Susanto, I; Wei, T; Ionescu, M; Daniels, JE; Bhattacharyya, D
    A sample of oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) MA957 steel was irradiated with 5 MeV He2+ ions in the STAR accelerator and its mechanical property changes were tested by nanoindentation and also in tension using an in situ micro-mechanical testing device inside a scanning electron microscope. The ion irradiation process was accomplished using an Al degrader wheel to obtain a relatively uniform damage profile compared to single energy irradiation, with an average dose of ~1.5 displacements per atom (dpa) up to a depth of ~ 10 μm. The small grain size (0.25 – 1.7 μm) of the material enabled the micro-tensile samples (~ 5 × 5 × 17 μm) to be treated essentially as polycrystalline specimens. The results of the tensile tests before and after the radiation are analysed with the aid of strain measurement through a digital correlation method. These results are then compared with nanoindentation hardness measurements. Transmission electron microscopy images reveal a high density of fine (1 nm diameter) bubbles, along with a relatively low density of dislocation loops. An estimation of strengthening due to these sources using the dispersed barrier hardness model shows that a root sum square superposition law predicts the increase in strength to a good degree of accuracy. It is apparent that a major fraction of the increase in strength due to ion irradiation could be attributed to He bubbles, and only a relatively small proportion of the hardening to dislocation loops and black dot damage. © 2021 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    A possible magnetic structure of the cluster-based Haldane compound fedotovite K2Cu3O(SO4)3
    (Physical Society of Japan, 2019-08-19) Hase, M; Rule, KC; Hester, JR; Fernandez-Baca, JA; Masuda, T; Matsuo, Y
    We carried out neutron powder diffraction experiments on the cluster-based Haldane compound fedotovite K2Cu3O-(SO4)3. Weak magnetic reflections caused by a magnetic long-range order appeared below an antiferromagnetic transition temperature TN = 3.1 K. We propose a possible magnetic structure that is consistent with the magnetic properties reported in the literature. ©2019 The Physical Society of Japan.