Processing Neutron Imaging Data – Quo Vadis?☆

Abstract Once an experiment has ended at a neutron imaging instrument, users often ask themselves how to proceed with the collected data. Large amounts of data have been obtained, but for first time users there is often no plan or experience to evaluate the obtained information. The users are then depending on the support from the local contact, who unfortunately does not have the time to perform in-depth studies for every user. By instructing the users and providing evaluation tools either on-site or as free software this situation can be improved. With the continuous development of new instrument features that require increasingly complex analysis methods, there is a deficit on the side of developing tools that bring the new features to the user community. We propose to start a common platform for open source development of analysis tools dedicated to processing neutron imaging data.