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High-resolution 3D analyses of the shape and internal constituents of small volcanic ash particles: The contribution of SEM micro-computed tomography (SEM micro-CT)

Vonlanthen, Pierre ; Rausch, Juanita ; Ketcham, Richard A. ; Putlitz, Benita ; Baumgartner, Lukas P. ; Grobéty, Bernard

In: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 2015, vol. 293, p. 1–12

The morphology of small volcanic ash particles is fundamental to our understanding of magma fragmentation, and in transport modeling of volcanic plumes and clouds. Until recently, the analysis of 3D features in small objects (< 250 μm) was either restricted to extrapolations from 2D approaches, partial stereo-imaging, or CT methods having limited spatial resolution and/or accessibility. In...