Simultaneous imaging with a proton beam and an X-ray driven by a fs-intense laser

Orimo, Satoshi; Yogo, Akifumi; Ogura, Koichi; Sagisaka, Akito; Mori, Michiaki; Kiriyama, Hiromitsu; Kondo, Shuji; Yamamoto, Yoichi*; Shimomura, Takuya*; Tanoue, Manabu*; Nakai, Yoshiki; Akutsu, Atsushi; Kanazawa, Shuhei; Daido, Hiroyuki; Nakamura, Shu*; Noda, Akira*; Iwashita, Yoshihisa*; Oishi, Yuji*; Nayuki, Takuya*; Fujii, Takashi*; Nemoto, Koshichi*; Choi, I. W.*; Yu, T.*; Ko, D.-K.*; Lee, J.*

We are investigating an intense fs-laser driven MeV proton source using a thin foil, and its applications. Simultaneous imaging of a sample with a proton and an X-ray beams has been demonstrated by a ultra-short pulse higt intensity Ti:Sapphire laser systems at JAEA and GIST. For generating a short-pulse proton beams and X-rays, an intense laser pulse irradiates a tape targets. The p-polarized laser pulse with 50 mm diameter is focused onto the cupper tape target at 45 degree incident angle with focal length of 238 mm (F/4.8), giving an intensity on target of 3-910W/cm10. The cupper and polyimide tape was 5, 7.5 micron in thickness and 20 mm in width. The target system supplies a fresh surface to the focus spot at every shot. We obtained simultaneously the projection image of a Ni mesh pattern having a periodically structured pattern by the proton detected CR39 and X-rays detected on imaging plate.