Simultaneous co-axial multi-modal inspection using a laser driven x-ray and neutron source

C. D. Armstrong; G. G. Scott; S. Richards; K. Fedorov; A. Laker-Illoul; G. Hull; J. K. Patel; N. Booth; R. Clarke; P. P. Rajeev; R. Simpson; T. Ma; C. Hernandez-Gomez

doi:10.1063/5.0199999

Simultaneous co-axial multi-modal inspection using a laser driven x-ray and neutron source

C. D. Armstrong^*, G. G. Scott, S. Richards, K. Fedorov, A. Laker-Illoul, G. Hull, J. K. Patel, N. Booth, R. Clarke, P. P. Rajeev, R. Simpson, T. Ma, C. Hernandez-Gomez

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Abstract

Laser-plasma interactions have been demonstrated to produce bright sources of energetic radiation including ions, electrons, photons across the electro-magnetic spectrum, and neutrons. Combinations of species can significantly increase information from non-destructive imaging. Here we demonstrate single-shot co-axial radiography with both x-ray and fast-neutron radiation from a laser-driven source using a pair of gated microchannel plate photomultiplier tube channels and a fast scintillator medium. The outlined system demonstrates recovery full-width-half-maximum of (18 ± 3) ns, which is sufficient to isolate x-rays from neutrons up to (72 ± 20) MeV and could be isolated only a short distance (2 m) from the target.

Original language	English
Article number	103102
Journal	Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume	95
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0199999
Publication status	Published - 7 Oct 2024

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This research was supported by the UK Strategic Priorities Fund. This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract Nos. DE-AC52-07NA27344 and DOE FES Measurements Innovations grant SCW1720 and with funding support from the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program under tracking codes Grant Nos. 20-ERD-048 and 21-ERD-015.

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Neutron radiation effects
Neutron spectra
Microchannel plate detectors
Neutron emission
Scintillators
Neutron sources
Neutron energy
Laser plasma interactions
Radiography

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Armstrong, C. D., Scott, G. G., Richards, S., Fedorov, K., Laker-Illoul, A., Hull, G., Patel, J. K., Booth, N., Clarke, R., Rajeev, P. P., Simpson, R., Ma, T., & Hernandez-Gomez, C. (2024). Simultaneous co-axial multi-modal inspection using a laser driven x-ray and neutron source. Review of Scientific Instruments, 95(10), Article 103102. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0199999

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