Simultaneous proton and X-ray imaging with femtosecond intense laser driven plasma source

Orimo, Satoshi; Nishiuchi, Mamiko; Daido, Hiroyuki; Yogo, Akifumi; Ogura, Koichi; Sagisaka, Akito; Li, Z.*; Pirozhkov, A. S.; Mori, Michiaki; Kiriyama, Hiromitsu; Kanazawa, Shuhei; Kondo, Shuji; Yamamoto, Yoichi*; Shimomura, Takuya*; Tanoue, Manabu*; Nakai, Yoshiki; Akutsu, Atsushi; Nakamura, Shu*; Shirai, Toshiyuki*; Iwashita, Yoshihisa*; Noda, Akira*; Oishi, Yuji*; Nemoto, Koshichi*; Choi, I. W.*; Yu, T. J.*; Sung, J. H.*; Jeong, T. M.*; Kim, H. T.*; Hong, K.-H.*; Noh, Y.-C.*; Ko, D.-K.*; Lee, J.*

A laser-driven proton beam with a maximum energy of a few MeV is stably obtained using an ultra-short and high-intensity Titanium Sapphire laser. At the same time, keV X-ray is also generated at almost the same place where protons are emitted. Here, we show the successful demonstration of simultaneous proton and X-ray projection images of a test sample placed close to the source with a resolution of 10m, which is determined from the source sizes. Although the experimental configuration is very simple, the simultaneity is better than a few hundreds of ps. A CR-39 track detector and imaging plate, which are placed as close as possible to the CR-39, are used as detectors of protons and X-ray. The technique is applicable to the precise observation of microstructures.