Application of compact laser-driven accelerator X-ray sources for industrial imaging
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Journal Article
Abstract
X-rays generated by betatron oscillations of electrons in a laser-driven plasma accelerator were charac-terised and applied to imaging industrial samples. With a125TWlaser, a low divergence beam with5.2 ± 1.7 × 107photonsmrad−2per pulse was produced with a synchrotron spectrum with a critical energy of14.6 ± 1.3keV. Radiographs were obtained of a metrology test sample, battery electrodes, and a damage sitein a composite material. These results demonstrate the suitability of the source for non-destructive evaluationapplications. The potential for industrial implementation of plasma accelerators is discussed.
Date Issued
2020-12-11
Date Acceptance
2020-07-13
Citation
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment, 2020, 983, pp.1-7
ISSN
0168-9002
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
1
End Page
7
Journal / Book Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment
Volume
983
Copyright Statement
©2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council [2006-2012]
EuPRAXIA
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016890022030766X?via%3Dihub
Grant Number
ST/P002021/1
ST/P002021/1
EuPRAXIA
Subjects
0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
0299 Other Physical Sciences
Nuclear & Particles Physics
Publication Status
Published online
Article Number
164369
Date Publish Online
2020-07-16