PhD in Developing Novel Laser-driven X-ray Sources for Industrial Imaging

STFC正在开发基于短脉冲、高功率激光驱动的等离子体加速器的新型x射线源。一个新的大型设施，极端光子学应用中心（EPAC）正在建设中，专门针对这些光源的工业应用。这种光源的主要优点是它明显更亮，产生的x射线比目前实验室的同类多几个数量级。这意味着对一个对象的扫描可以明显更快地实现，并且将提高质量。在这个博士学位中，成功的学生将成为开发下一代激光驱动x射线源的团队的一员。

STFC are developing novel X-ray sources based on plasma accelerators driven by short-pulse, high power lasers. A new large-scale facility, the Extreme Photonics Applications Centre (EPAC) is under construction to specifically target industrial applications of these sources. The principal advantage of this source is that it is significantly brighter, producing several orders of magnitude more X-rays than the current laboratory counterparts. This means that a scan of an object can be achieved significantly faster and will be of increased quality. In this PhD, the successful student will be part of the team developing this next generation laser-driven X-ray source.