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X-ray 3D-Imaging of Low-Density Laser Target Materials

Version 1 : Received: 28 April 2023 / Approved: 29 April 2023 / Online: 29 April 2023 (07:20:16 CEST)

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Artyukov, I.; Borisenko, N.; Burenkov, G.; Eriskin, A.; Polikarpov, M.; Vinogradov, A. X-ray 3D Imaging of Low-Density Laser-Target Materials. Photonics 2023, 10, 875. Artyukov, I.; Borisenko, N.; Burenkov, G.; Eriskin, A.; Polikarpov, M.; Vinogradov, A. X-ray 3D Imaging of Low-Density Laser-Target Materials. Photonics 2023, 10, 875.

Abstract

Optimum design and accurate control of the internal structure of the laser target materials remain an important goal for various laser physics experiments, especially for generating high flux photon and neutron beams. The low-density material is considered to be one of the most difficult for X-ray study due to its high transparency and imperceptible contrast. To produce clear visualization of foam containing sparse structures we used a high-quality monochromatic X-ray beam of synchrotron radiation source PETRA-III at DESY. The X-ray beam parameters allow tomographic scanning with application of phase contrast retrieval algorithms. A series of 3D images of foam-suspended glass microsphere inside the plastic cylinder were obtained with the quality high enough to observe the internal structure and to visualize uniformity, displacement and surface roughness on both sides of the microsphere. The main object under investigation was a CH-plastic capillary including 10 mg/cc CHO-foam with the centered glass microsphere. The results of this work demonstrate that tomographic visualization based on a high quality X-ray radiation and phase contrast analysis is an effective and useful technique for development of new laser targets containing structured low density materials.

Keywords

X-ray tomography; laser targets; synchrotron radiation; phase contrast; laser fusion; low density materials; hohl-raum

Subject

Physical Sciences, Optics and Photonics

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