Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 8, Issue 4, 046902(2023)

A multi-material diagnosis method based on high-energy proton radiography

Feng Chen1,2,3, Haibo Xu2、a), Junhui Shi1, Xinge Li2, and Na Zheng2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou 310000, China
  • 2Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100094, China
  • 3Graduate School of China Academy of Engineering Physics, Beijing 100088, China
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    Figures & Tables(8)
    (a) Proton tracks through the pRad system. (b) Concentric spherical object.
    Results for a CSO and two collimators. (a) Proton flux along the radial direction. (b) Characteristic parameter calculated by the SMDM and the MMDM. (c) and (d) Characteristic parameter distributions obtained by the SMDM and the MMDM, respectively.
    Results for the CSO using a collimator and an inverse collimator. (a) Proton flux along the radial direction. (b) Characteristic parameter.
    Results for the CSO when the second collimator was offset from the central axis. (a) Proton flux along the radial direction. (b) Flux errors. (c) Characteristic parameter. (d) Characteristic parameter errors.
    (a) Diagram of the hydrodynamic process. (b)–(f) Theoretical results. (b) Proton flux in the radial direction. (c) and (d) ω distributions from SMDM and MMDM, respectively. (e) ω distribution in the radial direction. (f) Density distribution. (g)–(k) Numerical results. (g) Proton flux in the radial direction. (h) and (i) ω distributions from SMDM and MMDM, respectively. (j) ω distribution in the radial direction. (k) Density distribution.
    • Table 1. Aperture parameters of the collimators.

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      Table 1. Aperture parameters of the collimators.

      Angle cutFront end (cm)Back end (cm)
      Type(mrad)xyxy
      First collimator87.909.098.118.11
      Second collimator0.50.860.930.510.51
      Inverse collimator0.50.010.110.510.51
    • Table 2. Parameters of different materials measured for a single-material object by a 20 GeV pRad system.

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      Table 2. Parameters of different materials measured for a single-material object by a 20 GeV pRad system.

      Materialωμ (cm2/g)M (cm2/g)
      Be0.3400.01580.0465
      B0.2450.01490.0608
      C0.1890.01420.0752
      Na0.0990.01140.1157
      Mg0.0830.01130.1371
      Al0.0740.01120.1523
      Si0.0670.01100.1656
      K0.0490.00940.1937
    • Table 3. Average densities for each component of the dynamic object calculated theoretically and reconstructed by simulation.

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      Table 3. Average densities for each component of the dynamic object calculated theoretically and reconstructed by simulation.

      Designed densityTheoretical densitySimulated density
      Material(g/cm3)(g/cm3)(g/cm3)
      B2.3702.3702.354
      B + Na1.247, 0.4601.247, 0.4601.154, 0.501
      Na0.9710.9710.950
      Be1.8481.8481.823
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    Feng Chen, Haibo Xu, Junhui Shi, Xinge Li, Na Zheng. A multi-material diagnosis method based on high-energy proton radiography[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2023, 8(4): 046902

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    Paper Information

    Category: Radiation and Hydrodynamics

    Received: Dec. 14, 2022

    Accepted: Apr. 19, 2023

    Published Online: Aug. 7, 2023

    The Author Email: Haibo Xu (xu_haibo@iapcm.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1063/5.0138725

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