Table 2. Setup specifications and scan parameters.

Case number	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Tube voltage	35 kV	40 kV	40 kV	40 kV	35 kV	40 kV	40 kV	40 kV	40 kV
Projections	1200	1200	1200	600	1200	800	800	800	800
Angular range	360°	360°	360°	180°	360°	360°	360°	360°	360°
Phase Steps	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Exposure time/step	5 s	5 s	5 s	5 s	2 s	3 s	3 s	3 s	3 s
Photon counts/step	∼3140	∼5500	∼4200	∼4750	∼990	∼1300	∼1300	∼1300	∼1300
Visibility	∼13,5%	∼10,8%	∼11,6%	∼11,2%	∼21,2%	∼27,8%	∼28%	∼28%	∼28%
Water bath	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Effective pixel size	100 µm	100 µm	100 µm	100 µm	100 µm	100 µm	100 µm	100 µm	100 µm
Si-sensor thickness	450 µm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm
Scan time	∼32 h	∼32 h	∼32 h	∼16 h	∼17 h	∼16 h	∼16 h	∼16 h	∼16 h
G0 height (material)	55 µm (gold)	55 µm (gold)	55 µm (gold)	55 µm (gold)	55 µm (gold)	70 µm (gold)	70 µm (gold)	70 µm (gold)	70 µm (gold)
G1 height (material)	8,5 µm (nickel)	8,5 µm (nickel)	8,5 µm (nickel)	8,5 µm (nickel)	9,5 µm (nickel)	5,2 µm (gold)	5,2 µm (gold)	5,2 µm (gold)	5,2 µm (gold)
G2 height (material)	55 µm (gold)	55 µm (gold)	65 µm (gold)	65 µm (gold)	65 µm (gold)	65 µm (gold)	65 µm (gold)	65 µm (gold)	65 µm (gold)
Distance G0 to G1	87,5 cm	80 cm	80 cm	80 cm	80 cm	85,7 cm	85,7 cm	85,7 cm	85,7 cm
Distance G1 to G2	87,5 cm	80 cm	80 cm	80 cm	80 cm	85,7 cm	85,7 cm	85,7 cm	85,7 cm

Setup parameters for image acquisition of each sample.