TIA: A forward model and analyzer for Talbot interferometry experiments of dense plasmas

Interferometry is one of the most sensitive and successful diagnostic methods for plasmas. However, owing to the design of most common interferometric systems, the wavelengths of operation and, therefore, the range of densities and temperatures that can be probed are severely limited. Talbot–Lau int...

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Published in:Physics of plasmas 2022-04, Vol.29 (4)
Main Authors: Pérez-Callejo, G., Bouffetier, V., Ceurvorst, L., Goudal, T., Valdivia, M. P., Stutman, D., Casner, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dense plasmas
Design
Experiments
Flux density
Interferometry
Plasma physics
Plasmas (physics)
Talbot effect
Wavelengths
X ray interferometry
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Summary:Interferometry is one of the most sensitive and successful diagnostic methods for plasmas. However, owing to the design of most common interferometric systems, the wavelengths of operation and, therefore, the range of densities and temperatures that can be probed are severely limited. Talbot–Lau interferometry offers the possibility of extending interferometry measurements to x-ray wavelengths by means of the Talbot effect. While there have been several proof-of-concept experiments showing the efficacy of this method, it is only recently that experiments to probe High Energy Density (HED) plasmas using Talbot–Lau interferometry are starting to take place. To improve these experimental designs, we present here the Talbot-Interferometry Analyzer (TIA) tool, a forward model for generating and postprocessing synthetic x-ray interferometry images from a Talbot–Lau interferometer. Although TIA can work with any two-dimensional hydrodynamic code to study plasma conditions as close to reality as possible, this software has been designed to work by default with output files from the hydrodynamic code FLASH, making the tool user-friendly and accessible to the general plasma physics community. The model has been built into a standalone app, which can be installed by anyone with access to the MATLAB runtime installer and is available upon request to the authors.
ISSN:1070-664X
1089-7674
DOI:10.1063/5.0085822