An x-ray backlit Talbot-Lau deflectometer for high-energy-density electron density diagnostics

Valdivia, M. P.; Stutman, D.; Stoeckl, C.; Theobald, W.; Mileham, C.; Begishev, I. A.; Bromage, J.; Regan, S. P.

doi:10.1063/1.4941441

Title: An x-ray backlit Talbot-Lau deflectometer for high-energy-density electron density diagnostics

Journal Article · Wed Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4941441· OSTI ID:1258591

Valdivia, M. P. ^[1]; Stutman, D. ^[1]; Stoeckl, C. ^[2]; Theobald, W. ^[2]; Mileham, C. ^[2]; Begishev, I. A. ^[2]; Bromage, J. ^[2]; Regan, S. P. ^[2]

Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States). Department of Physics and Astronomy
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics

X-ray phase-contrast techniques can measure electron density gradients in high-energy-density plasmas through refraction induced phase shifts. An 8 keV Talbot-Lau interferometer consisting of free standing ultrathin gratings was deployed at an ultra-short, high-intensity laser system using K-shell emission from a 1-30 J, 8 ps laser pulse focused on thin Cu foil targets. Grating survival was demonstrated for 30 J, 8 ps laser pulses. The first x-ray deflectometry images obtained under laser backlighting showed up to 25% image contrast and thus enabled detection of electron areal density gradients with a maximum value of 8.1 ± 0.5 × 10²³ cm^₋3 in a low-Z millimeter sized sample. An electron density profile was obtained from refraction measurements with an error of <8%. We found the 50 ± 15 μm spatial resolution achieved across the full field of view was limited by the x-ray source-size, similar to conventional radiography.

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Research Organization:: Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0001835; DENA0001835

OSTI ID:: 1258591

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1237775

Journal Information:: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 87, Issue 2; ISSN 0034-6748

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Language:: English

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