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

    Rights statement: This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 983, 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2020.164369

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

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  • J.-N Gruse
  • C Thornton
  • C.D. Armstrong
  • C.D. Baird
  • N Bourgeois
  • S. Cipiccia
  • 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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Article number164369
<mark>Journal publication date</mark>11/12/2020
<mark>Journal</mark>Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume983
Number of pages7
Publication StatusPublished
Early online date16/07/20
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

X-rays generated by betatron oscillations of electrons in a laser-driven plasma accelerator were characterised and applied to imaging industrial samples. With a 125 TW laser, a low divergence beam with 7.52.6 108 photons mrad−2 per pulse was produced with a synchrotron spectrum with a critical energy of 14.61.3 keV. 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.

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This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 983, 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2020.164369