Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 47, Issue 5, 0500010(2020)

High-Resolution X-Ray Backlight Radiography Using Picosecond Petawatt Laser

Weimin Zhou*, Minghai Yu, Tiankui Zhang, Chao Tian, Lianqiang Shan, Yuchi Wu, Feng Zhang, Bi Bi, Genbai Chu, Min Shui, Jianting Xin, Leifeng Cao, Yuqiu Gu, Shaoping Zhu, Feng Jing, and Baohan Zhang
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  • Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Laser Fusion Research Center,China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, China
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    Schematic of the experiment
    Typical X-ray energy spectra obtained by joint measurement
    Curve of the conversion efficiency from laser to X-rays (50--200 keV) with laser intensity
    Schematic of X-ray point-projection backlight radiography driven by picosecond petawatt laser
    Radiographs of resolution plates and analysis results of the knife-edge method. (a) 20 μm slit radiograph; (b) 200 μm slit radiograph; (c) analysis result of the knife-edge method of 20 μm slit; (d) analysis result of the knife-edge method of 200 μm slit
    Experimental results of the step object. (a) Radiograph; (b) transmission versus mass density
    Micro spray images of metal under typical loading pressure. (a) Density gray image; (b) areal density (left) and volume density (right) distributions
    Compressed images of the inner spherical shell of the target ball at different times with indirect drive. (a) t=2.7 ns; (b) t=4.5 ns; (c) t=4.9 ns
    • Table 1. Typical picosecond tile laser facilities

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      Table 1. Typical picosecond tile laser facilities

      FacilityLocationParameter
      NIF-ARCLawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA1 kJ,10 ps
      LMJ-PETALFrench Atomic Energy Commission, France3.5 kJ,0.5--10 ps
      OMEGA-EPUniversity of Rochester, USA2.6 kJ,1 ps
      TITANLawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA400 J,600 fs
      LULI2000École Polytechnique, France200 J,400 fs
      LFEXOsaka University, Japan2.5 kJ,1--10 ps
      SG-Ⅱ UPShanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics,Chinese Academy of Sciences, China1 kJ,1--10 ps
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    Weimin Zhou, Minghai Yu, Tiankui Zhang, Chao Tian, Lianqiang Shan, Yuchi Wu, Feng Zhang, Bi Bi, Genbai Chu, Min Shui, Jianting Xin, Leifeng Cao, Yuqiu Gu, Shaoping Zhu, Feng Jing, Baohan Zhang. High-Resolution X-Ray Backlight Radiography Using Picosecond Petawatt Laser[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2020, 47(5): 0500010

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    Category: reviews

    Received: Feb. 4, 2020

    Accepted: Mar. 26, 2020

    Published Online: May. 12, 2020

    The Author Email: Zhou Weimin (zhouwm@caep.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202047.0500010

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