Published October 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Proton radiography as an electromagnetic field and density perturbation diagnostic (invited)

  • 1. Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, New York (United States)
  • 2. University of California, Davis, California (United States)
  • 3. CEA, Bruyere, Bordeaux (France)
  • 4. Ecole Polytechnique (France)
  • 5. Heinrich University, Dusseldorf (Germany)
  • 6. Department of Physics, Queens University, Belfast (United Kingdom)
  • 7. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, L-399 Livermore, California 94550 (United States)

Description

Laser driven proton beams have been used to diagnose transient fields and density perturbations in laser produced plasmas. Grid deflectometry techniques have been applied to proton radiography to obtain precise measurements of proton beam angles caused by electromagnetic fields in laser produced plasmas. Application of proton radiography to laser driven implosions has demonstrated that density conditions in compressed media can be diagnosed with million electron volt protons. This data has shown that proton radiography can provide unique insight into transient electromagnetic fields in super critical density plasmas and provide a density perturbation diagnostics in compressed matter

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Review of Scientific Instruments
Journal Volume
75
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 3531-3536
ISSN
0034-6748
CODEN
RSINAK

Conference

Title
15. topical conference on high temperature plasma diagnostics
Dates
19-22 Apr 2004
Place
San Diego, CA (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36080007
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DISTURBANCES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA; MONTE CARLO METHOD; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA PRODUCTION; PLASMA SIMULATION; PROTON BEAMS; PROTON RADIOGRAPHY
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; CALCULATION METHODS; INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY; MATERIALS TESTING; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; NUCLEON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PLASMA; SIMULATION; TESTING

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(c) 2004 American Institute of Physics