Title :
Radiography with a Terawatt Laser γ-Source
Author :
Lauck, R. ; Dangendorf, V. ; Tittelmeier, K. ; Debus, A. ; Pfotenhauer, S. ; Jäckel, O. ; Amthor, K.U. ; Sauerbrey, R. ; Vartsky, D. ; Mor, I.
Author_Institution :
Phys.-Tech. Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
Abstract :
Electrons accelerated in laser plasma generated gamma-bremsstrahlung. The gamma-radiation was used for radiography with a time-resolved imaging system. We determined the modulation transfer function of the imaging system and have produced position and time-resolved gamma-images.
Keywords :
bremsstrahlung; laser beam applications; optical transfer function; radiography; time resolved spectra; electron acceleration; laser plasma; laser plasma generated gamma-bremsstrahlung; modulation transfer function; terawatt laser gamma-source; time-resolved imaging system; Acceleration; Electrons; Image resolution; Laser beams; Optical imaging; Plasma accelerators; Radiography; Transfer functions; Tungsten; X-ray lasers; (110.7440) X-ray imaging; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628669
