We report advances in the development of a robust, laser-driven X-ray source. An ultrafast, high-average-power laser driver (1 kHz, 25 mJ, 1.5 ps) allows us to reach sufficient X-ray photon flux to demonstrate the source performance in a realistic imaging application by realizing a complete tomographic sequence in under-15min exposure time, edging toward clinical imaging relevance. This kind of compact, high-brilliance, hard X-ray source holds promise to unlock the development of practical phase-contrast medical imaging.
We present on a X-ray Plasma Source driven by an ultrafast laser delivering 25 mJ, 1.7 ps at 100 Hz. This source emitted at 17 keV from a 20x33 μm2 spot, particularly adapted to phase contrast imaging for mammography.
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