Infrastructure
Towards a collection management infrastructure for Flanders (DISSCO-VLAANDEREN) KU Leuven
DiSSCo is a new world-class Research Infrastructure for the physical and digital curation of
European natural science collections under common management and access policies. To make the
collections more visible and used, their associated data and media should become more Findable,
Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR). Representing the largest ever formal agreement
between natural history museums, botanical gardens, zoos, universities and other collection-holding
institutions, DiSSCo enables the transformation of a fragmented landscape into an ...
Distributed System of Scientific Collections (DiSSCo-Vlaanderen) Ghent University
DiSSCo is a new world-class research infrastructure for the physical and digital management of European natural science collections with an overarching management and access policy. To make collections more visible and usable, associated data and media must become more findable, accessible, exchangeable and reusable (FAIR). DiSSCo represents the largest formal agreement ever between natural history museums, botanical gardens, zoos, universities and other institutions with collections, and enables the transformation of a fragmented landscape into an integrated knowledge base. DiSSCo ...
Nanowood Ghent University
This extremely versatile multi-resolution X-ray tomography scanner is located at the Laboratory for Wood technology, hence its name. It is equipped with two separate X-ray tubes and two different X-ray detectors to allow for optimal scanning conditions for a very wide range of samples. The open-type Hamamatsu transmission tube is used for very high resolution CT scans, where a resolution of approximately 0.4 micron can be achieved, whereas the closed-type Hamamatsu directional tube head is used for larger samples. On the detector side, an 11 megapixel Photonic Science VHR CCD camera with a ...
ELIXIR Belgium (ELIXIR-BE) Ghent University
Life-science is a data science: it relies on the generation, sharing and integrated analysis of vast quantities of digital data. ELIXIR brings together international resources in life-sciences to form a single infrastructure enabling scientists to find and share data, exchange expertise and access advanced tools and large scale computational facilities.
ELIXIR Belgium has been established in 2016, with VIB as lead institute. In collaboration with its partners, which include all Flemish universities, the Belgian ELIXIR Node provides platforms and guidance for research data ...
Medusa Ghent University
The very high resolution scanner Medusa is the re-designed version of the first UGCT sub-micron CT system. Similar to this system and Nanowood, it combines a Photonic Science VHR detector with a large-area Varian flat-panel detector to allow for both low-density objects such as biological tissue, and high-density samples such as geomaterials. Both detectors are mounted on motorized linear stages for easy and fast switching and high accuracy. On this stage, additional space is available for experimental detectors and other tests. The setup also allows for a very long propagation distance of ...
CORE ARTH Infinity - Preclinical medical imaging (CORE ARTH Infinity) Ghent University
Within the approved UGent core facility CORE ARTH (Animal facilities, Radiological Techniques, and Histology), the INFINITY lab (INnovative Flemish IN vivo Imaging TechnologY) offers advanced preclinical medical imaging devices, services and expertise for non-invasive in vivo medical imaging of laboratory animals. CORE ARTH INFINITY houses a wide range of state-of-the-art preclinical medical imaging devices. The following imaging technologies are available: positron emission tomography (PET), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance ...
EMCT (EMCT) Ghent University
The Environmental Micro-CT or EMCT system is a rather unique, gantry-based high-resolution setup developed for fast CT scanning and in-situ monitoring at the UGCT Core Facility. The design of a horizontal gantry allows for the installation of a large number of add-on modules such as flow cells, pressure stages, temperature stages, ... in a convenient vertical position without a limitation on tubes and wires. Furthermore, the components are chosen to enable fast and continuous CT scanning at up to 5 full rotations per minute.
CoreTOM Ghent University
The TESCAN CoreTOM is the general purpose system of the UGCT Core Facility, optimized for high quality imaging of a wide range of samples. The scanner is equipped with a 180 kV X-ray tube and a large 2856×2856 pixels flat panel detector allowing for samples to be imaged at a spatial resolution down to 3 micron.
A great range of different sample sizes can be mounted, with up to 1 meter scannable height and a maximum sample weight of 45 kg. 9 motorized axis allow for multi-scale imaging using a global coordinate system integrated in both the acquisition and reconstruction software. ...
HECTOR (HECTOR) Ghent University
The High-Energy CT system Optimized for Research or HECTOR is the workhorse of the UGCT Core Facility. It is equipped with a 240 kV X-ray tube from X-RAY WorX, and has been updated by the installation of a Varex XRD 4343 flat-panel detector with CsI scintillator and a rotation stage able to carry samples up to 100 kg. Mounted on a total of 5 motorized linear stages, and with a source-to-detector distance of up to 2 m, this system covers a very wide range of samples with a best achievable spatial resolution of approximately 3 micron and an image resolution of 2880×2880 pixels. Two ...