Application of compact laser-driven accelerator X-ray sources for industrial imaging

J. N. Gruse; M. J.V. Streeter; C. Thornton; C. D. Armstrong; C. D. Baird; N. Bourgeois; S. Cipiccia; O. J. Finlay; C. D. Gregory; Y. Katzir; N. C. Lopes; S. P.D. Mangles; Z. Najmudin; D. Neely; L. R. Pickard; K. D. Potter; P. P. Rajeev; D. R. Rusby; C. I.D. Underwood; J. M. Warnett; M. A. Williams; J. C. Wood; C. D. Murphy; C. M. Brenner; D. R. Symes

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Application of compact laser-driven accelerator X-ray sources for industrial imaging

J. N. Gruse^*, M. J.V. Streeter, C. Thornton, C. D. Armstrong, C. D. Baird, N. Bourgeois, S. Cipiccia, O. J. Finlay, C. D. Gregory, Y. Katzir, N. C. Lopes, S. P.D. Mangles, Z. Najmudin, D. Neely, L. R. Pickard, K. D. Potter, P. P. Rajeev, D. R. Rusby, C. I.D. Underwood, J. M. WarnettM. A. Williams, J. C. Wood, C. D. Murphy, C. M. Brenner, D. R. Symes

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X-rays generated by betatron oscillations of electrons in a laser-driven plasma accelerator were characterised and applied to imaging industrial samples. With a 125TW laser, a low divergence beam with 5.2±1.7 × 10⁷photonsmrad⁻² per pulse was produced with a synchrotron spectrum with a critical energy of 14.6±1.3keV. Radiographs were obtained of a metrology test sample, battery electrodes, and a damage site in a composite material. These results demonstrate the suitability of the source for non-destructive evaluation applications. The potential for industrial implementation of plasma accelerators is discussed.

Original language	English
Article number	164369
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	983
Early online date	16 Jul 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.164369
Publication status	Published - 11 Dec 2020

Keywords

Betatron radiation
Femto-second X-ray imaging
LPWA
Novel industrial X-ray imaging
Radiographs

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Gruse, J. N., Streeter, M. J. V., Thornton, C., Armstrong, C. D., Baird, C. D., Bourgeois, N., Cipiccia, S., Finlay, O. J., Gregory, C. D., Katzir, Y., Lopes, N. C., Mangles, S. P. D., Najmudin, Z., Neely, D., Pickard, L. R., Potter, K. D., Rajeev, P. P., Rusby, D. R., Underwood, C. I. D., ... Symes, D. R. (2020). Application of compact laser-driven accelerator X-ray sources for industrial imaging. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 983, Article 164369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.164369

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Application of compact laser-driven accelerator X-ray sources for industrial imaging. / Gruse, J. N.; Streeter, M. J.V.; Thornton, C. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 983, 164369, 11.12.2020.

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