In high energy density physics including inertial fusion energy using high power laser, doping tracer atoms and deuteration of target materials play an important role in diagnosis. For example, the low concentration copper dopant acts as an X-ray source for electron temperature detection while the deuterium dopant acts as a neutron source for fusion reaction detection. However, the simultaneous achievement of Cu doping, deuterated polymer, mechanical toughness and chemical robustness for the fabrication process is not so simple. In this study, we report the successful fabrication of a Cu-doped deuterated target. The obtained samples were characterized by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The simultaneous measurements of Cu K-shell X-ray emission and beam fusion neutron were demonstrated using a petawatt laser in Osaka university.
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