Region-of-interest micro-focus computed tomography based on an all-optical inverse Compton scattering source

Ma Yue; Hua Jianfei; Liu Dexiang; He Yunxiao; Zhang Tianliang; Chen Jiucheng; Yang Fan; Ning Xiaonan; Yang Zhongshan; Zhang Jie; Pai Chih-Hao; Gu Yuqiu; Lu Wei

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Ma Yue, Hua Jianfei, Liu Dexiang, He Yunxiao, Zhang Tianliang, Chen Jiucheng, Yang Fan, Ning Xiaonan, Yang Zhongshan, Zhang Jie, Pai Chih-Hao, Gu Yuqiu, Lu Wei. Region-of-interest micro-focus computed tomography based on an all-optical inverse Compton scattering source[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2020, 5(6): 064401. doi: 10.1063/5.0016034

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Ma Yue, Hua Jianfei, Liu Dexiang, He Yunxiao, Zhang Tianliang, Chen Jiucheng, Yang Fan, Ning Xiaonan, Yang Zhongshan, Zhang Jie, Pai Chih-Hao, Gu Yuqiu, Lu Wei. Region-of-interest micro-focus computed tomography based on an all-optical inverse Compton scattering source[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2020, 5(6): 064401. doi: 10.1063/5.0016034

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Ma Yue, Hua Jianfei, Liu Dexiang, He Yunxiao, Zhang Tianliang, Chen Jiucheng, Yang Fan, Ning Xiaonan, Yang Zhongshan, Zhang Jie, Pai Chih-Hao, Gu Yuqiu, Lu Wei. Region-of-interest micro-focus computed tomography based on an all-optical inverse Compton scattering source[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2020, 5(6): 064401. doi: 10.1063/5.0016034

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Region-of-interest micro-focus computed tomography based on an all-optical inverse Compton scattering source

doi: 10.1063/5.0016034

Ma Yue^{1, 2
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Hua Jianfei^{1
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Liu Dexiang¹,
He Yunxiao^{1, 2},
Zhang Tianliang¹,
Chen Jiucheng¹,
Yang Fan¹,
Ning Xiaonan¹,
Yang Zhongshan¹,
Zhang Jie^{1, 2},
Pai Chih-Hao¹,
Gu Yuqiu^2
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Lu Wei^{1
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,}

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Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
2.
Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Laser Fusion Research Center, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621900, China

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Corresponding author: a)Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: jfhua@tsinghua.edu.cn and weilu@tsinghua.edu.cn; a)Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: jfhua@tsinghua.edu.cn and weilu@tsinghua.edu.cn
Received Date: 2020-06-01
Accepted Date: 2020-09-08

Available Online: 2020-11-01

Publish Date: 2020-11-15

Abstract

Abstract

Micro-focus computed tomography (CT), which allows the hyperfine structure within objects to be reconstructed, is a powerful nondestructive testing tool in many fields. However, current x-ray sources for micro-focus CT are typically limited by their relatively low photon energy and low flux. An all-optical inverse Compton scattering source (AOCS) based on laser wakefield acceleration can generate intense quasi-monoenergetic x/gamma-ray pulses in the kilo- to megaelectronvolt range with micrometer-level source size, and its potential application for micro-focus CT has become very attractive in recent years because of the rapid progress made in laser wakefield acceleration. Reported here is a successful experimental demonstration of high-fidelity micro-focus CT using an AOCS (∼70 keV) by imaging and reconstructing a test object with complex inner structures. A region-of-interest CT method is adopted to utilize the relatively small field of view of the AOCS to ensure high spatial resolution. This demonstration of AOCS-based region-of-interest micro-focus CT is a key step toward its application in the field of hyperfine nondestructive testing.

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