Laser wakefield driven x-ray sources in Canada: a brillant future for agriculture and global food security
Abstract
We describe our system for generating intense beams of hard X-rays optimized for high throughput phase contrast plant imaging and rapid identification of phenotype in a plant production setting. High peak and average power X-ray beams are generated in a novel regime of ultra-relativistic self-guiding. X-ray beams at 40keV with 4μJ per pulse (30keV - 40keV band) and an average power of 10μW (30keV - 40keV band) are currently produced and used to demonstrate the potential of the LWFA based X-ray sources.
- Publication:
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Advances in X-Ray/EUV Optics and Components XIII
- Pub Date:
- September 2018
- DOI:
- 10.1117/12.2319887
- Bibcode:
- 2018SPIE10760E..0EF