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- Source :
- Nature Communications.
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Abstract
- Radiographic imaging with x-rays and protons is an omnipresent tool in basic research and applications in industry, material science and medical diagnostics. The information contained in both modalities can often be valuable in principle, but difficult to access simultaneously. Laser-driven solid-density plasma-sources deliver both kinds of radiation, but mostly single modalities have been explored for applications. Their potential for bi-modal radiographic imaging has never been fully realized, due to problems in generating appropriate sources and separating image modalities. Here, we report on the generation of proton and x-ray micro-sources in laser-plasma interactions of the focused Texas Petawatt laser with solid-density, micrometer-sized tungsten needles. We apply them for bi-modal radiographic imaging of biological and technological objects in a single laser shot. Thereby, advantages of laser-driven sources could be enriched beyond their small footprint by embracing their additional unique properties, including the spectral bandwidth, small source size and multi-mode emission.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Multidisciplinary
Proton
Radiographic imaging
business.industry
Computer science
Small footprint
Single shot
X-ray
General Physics and Astronomy
02 engineering and technology
General Chemistry
Radiation
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Laser
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
030104 developmental biology
Optics
Bi modal
law
0210 nano-technology
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........d88e3621fc2a9a30f60f5756ff3391c8