Calibration of imaging plates sensitivity to high energy photons and ions for laser-plasma interaction sources

Abstract

Imaging plates are widely used in laser-plasma interaction experiments for detection of electrons, x-ray, gamma-ray, ions, and neutrons, therefore, the calibration of imaging plates to different types of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation is vital. In this paper, a universal response function of FUJI BAS-TR imaging plate is presented using experiment and Monte-Carlo simulation with respect to high-energy photons and ions. The sensitivity of imaging plate sensitivity to x-ray radiation was examined using radioactive Co-60 isotope. Furthermore, the fading and decay mechanism affected by phosphor stimulated process were also investigated by employing the high energy gamma-rays produced in laser-plasma experiment. Finally, an ion spectrometer was designed to examine the IP response to different ion energies during a laser-driven plasma experiment. The universal relation given, can be used to evaluate the response of the imaging plate against any other types of radiation.

Picosecond snapshot imaging of electric fields induced on a cone guide target designed for fast ignition scenario

“…2017; Golovin et al. 2021) was placed on the laser incident axis at a distance of 0.95 m from the target. The ion energy spectra are shown in figure 6( d ).…”

“…The glass bridge is expected to work as the pathway of the return current. To measure the accelerated ion energies, a Thomson parabola (TP) ion analyser (Tosaki et al 2017;Golovin et al 2021) was placed on the laser incident axis at a distance of 0.95 m from the target. The ion energy spectra are shown in figure 6(d).…”

Non-destructive inspection of water or high-pressure hydrogen gas in metal pipes by the flash of neutrons and x rays generated by laser

“…where η is the neutron transmittance of the sample, σ is the neutron capture reaction cross section for 164 Dy, n (cm −3 ) is the atom density for 164 Dy, dDy (cm) is the thickness of the Dy plate, λ = ln2/t 0 , t 0 is the half-life of 165 Dy, F(t) is the IP fading curve, 33 and T (h) is the transfer time from the laser shot to the IP record position. The radiography samples used in this experiment are shown in Fig.…”

Absolute calibration of Fujifilm BAS-TR image plate response to laser driven protons up to 40 MeV

“…This means the PSL signal read on the scanner must be corrected for the time taken between IP irradiation and scanning. Several groups have reported their experimentally determined fading functions for the PSL signal 24,25,[29][30][31][32] . The fading curve is characterised by a very fast decay in the first 20-30 minutes after irradiation, which transitions to a slower decay for long wait times.…”

“…However, the online version of record will be different from this version once it has been copyedited and typeset. Bonnet [25] Paterson [29] Alejo [30] Boutoux [31] Golovin [32] 1 10 100…”