2016 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
中赤外レーザー駆動水の窓軟X線の高出力化とシングルショット撮像の実現
Project/Area Number |
15H03570
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Research Institution | Utsunomiya University |
Principal Investigator |
東口 武史 宇都宮大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (80336289)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
牧村 哲也 筑波大学, 数理物質系, 准教授 (80261783)
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Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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Keywords | 軟X線 / 水の窓 / 顕微鏡 / スペクトル / 重元素 / 多価イオン |
Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
コンパクトで帯域放射の高効率水の窓 (波長2.3 ~ 4.4 nm) 軟X線光源により,生体細胞をシングルショット撮影できる卓上型軟X線顕微鏡を開発し,研究室サイズで生命科学分野に貢献できるインパクトのある撮影を目指している.高効率水の窓軟X線光源を実現するため,従来の線放射ではなく帯域放射により,シングルショット撮影に必要な出力を確保し,変換効率も従来方式よりも10倍以上大きい0.1%以上にすることを目標にしている. (1) 高品質中赤外レーザーの短パルス高強度化においては,ナノ秒のパルス幅を有する中赤外レーザーでは集光径が大きいことから集光強度が上がらず,水の窓軟X線放射量が少ないことが明らかになったため,サブナノ秒のパルス幅を有する固体レーザーに変更した.ただし,開発したナノ秒中赤外レーザーは,水の窓軟X線には適用できなかったものの,原子番号が50番から70番までの元素に対する軟X線分光実験に適用することができた. (2) 高い原子番号 (特にBi) 多価イオンの放射の高効率化・高輝度化においては,斜入射分光器を較正したことから,光子数密度を評価することができるようになり,二重パルス照射法で高出力化かつ高輝度化することができるようになった.また,Biに留まらず,Moでも同様の効果があることが明らかになった. (3) 多価イオン光源の放射流体シミュレーションとスペクトル純度の向上においては,BiおよびPtで放射流体数値解析を実施し,電子温度および電子密度を評価できるようになると共に,スペクトル構造を二重パルス照射法で変化させることができることを明らかにした. (4) X線顕微鏡でのシングルショット撮像評価と生体細胞撮影では,具体的にメダカの精子を用いて生きたままの細胞の撮像を試みた.光量不足からボケた撮像しかできなかったが,試行実験を実施することができた.
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Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
光源部を高出力化・高輝度化することができると共に,水の窓軟X線顕微鏡による撮像まで進んだことから,本区分とした.具体的には,研究概要で述べた(1)~(4)の項目の内,3項目では学・協会誌論文および査読付国際会議論文にも公表されたことから,この判断が妥当であると考えている. 一方,水の窓軟X線顕微鏡の高分解能化について,新しいアイデアが出るに至った.そのため,本研究が採択された当初の研究計画に加えて,新しいアイデアに基づく高分解能化のための要素技術開発にも着手した.
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Strategy for Future Research Activity |
本研究では,光源部だけでなく軟X線の光学系の開発も重要であるが,Bi多価イオンからの水の窓軟X線スペクトルに合致する反射特性を有する多層膜鏡の開発にも成功した.この結果は,従来の反射率(0.1%以下)を約300倍も改善する約25%もの反射率を有する多層膜鏡であり,軟X線顕微鏡を300倍明るくできるものである.多層膜鏡の反射率が大幅に改善されたことから,これを水の窓軟X線顕微鏡に設置する.この結果,撮像も明るくかつシャープな像が得られるものと考えている. 上記に加えて,新しいアイデアに基づく高分解能化のための要素技術を組み会わせ,性能評価までこぎ着ける予定である.
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Research Products
(44 results)
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[Journal Article] Extreme ultraviolet spectroscopy and atomic models of highly charged heavy ions in the Large Helical Device2017
Author(s)
Chihiro Suzuki, Izumi Murakami, Fumihiro Koike, Naoki Tamura, Hroyuki A. Sakaue, Shigeru Morita, Motoshi Goto, Daiji Kato, Hayato Ohashi, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Shigeru Sudo, and Gegard O’Sullivan
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Journal Title
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Volume: 59
Pages: 014009 (1-8)
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Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
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[Journal Article] Lasing and thermal characteristics of Yb:YAG/YAG composite with atomic diffusion bonding2017
Author(s)
Siva Sankar Nagisetty, Patricie Severova, Taisuke Miura, Martin Smrz, Hitoe Kon, Miyuki Uomoto, Takehito Shimatsu, Masato Kawasaki, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Akira Endo, and Tomas Mocek
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Journal Title
Laser Physics Letters
Volume: 14
Pages: 015001 (1-6)
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Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
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[Journal Article] Analysis of soft x-ray emission spectra of laser-produced dysprosium, erbium and thulium plasmas2017
Author(s)
John Sheil, Padraig Dunne, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Domagoj Kos, Elaine Long, Takanori Miyazaki, Fergal O’Reilly, Gerard O’Sullivan, Paul Sheridan, Chihiro Suzuki, Emma Sokell, Elgiva White, and Deirdre Kilbane
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Journal Title
Journal of Physics B
Volume: 50
Pages: 065006 (1-8)
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Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
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[Journal Article] Source Development for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography and Water Window Imaging2017
Author(s)
Gerard O’Sullivan, Padraig Dunne, Deirdre Kilbane, Luning Liu, Ragava Lokasani, Elaine Long, Bowen Li, Thomas McCormack, Fergal O’Reilly, John Sheil, Emma Sokell, Chihiro Suzuki, Tao Wu, and Takeshi Higashiguchi
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Journal Title
AIP Proceedings
Volume: 1811
Pages: 170001 (1-8)
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Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
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[Journal Article] Beyond Extreme Ultra Violet (BEUV) Radiation from Spherically symmetrical High-Z plasmas2016
Author(s)
Kensuke Yoshida, Shinsuke Fujioka, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Teruyuki Ugomori, Nozomi Tanaka, Masato Kawasaki, Yuhei Suzuki, Chihiro Suzuki, Kentaro Tomita, Ryouichi Hirose, Takeo Ejima, Hayato Ohashi, Masaharu Nishikino, Enda Scally, Hiroaki Nshimura, Hiroshi Azechi, and Gerard O’Sullivan
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Journal Title
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume: 688
Pages: 012046 (1-4)
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Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
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[Journal Article] Characteristics of extreme ultraviolet emission from high-Z plasmas2016
Author(s)
Hayato Ohashi, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Yuhei Suzuki, Masato Kawasaki, Chihiro Suzuki, Kentaro Tomita, Masaharu Nishikino, Shinsuke Fujioka, Akira Endo, Bowen Li, Takamitsu Otsuka, Padraig Dunne, and Gerry O’Sullivan
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Journal Title
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume: 688
Pages: 012079 (1-4)
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Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
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[Journal Article] Characteristics of the soft X-ray emission from laser-produced highly charged platinum plasmas2016
Author(s)
Hiroyuki Hara, Goki Arai, Yoshiki Kondo, Thanh-Hung Dinh, Padraig Dunne, Gerry O’Sullivan, Takeo Ejima, Tadashi Hatano, Weihua Jiang, Masaharu Nishikino, Akira Sasaki, Atsushi Sunahara, and Takeshi Higashiguchi
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Journal Title
Applied Physics Express
Volume: 9
Pages: 066201 (1-4)
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Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
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[Journal Article] Soft X-ray emission from molybdenum plasmas generated by dual laser pulses2016
Author(s)
Ragava Lokasani, Goki Arai, Yoshiki Kondo, Hiroyuki Hara, Thanh-Hung Dinh, Takeo Ejima, Tadashi Hatano, Weihua Jiang, Tetsuya Makimura, Bowen Li, Padraig Dunne, Gerry O’Sullivan, Takeshi Higashiguchi, and Jiri Limpouch
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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Volume: 109
Pages: 194103 (1-5)
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Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
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[Journal Article] Evaluation of a flat-field grazing incidence spectrometer for highly charged ion plasma emission in soft x-ray spectral region from 1 to 10 nm2016
Author(s)
Thanh-Hung Dinh, Yoshiki Kondo, Toshiki Tamura, Yuichi Ono, Hiroyuki Hara, Hiroki Oikawa, Yoichi Yamamoto, Masahiko Ishino, Masaharu Nishikino, Tetsuya Makimura, Padraig Dunne, Gerry O’Sullivan, Shigeru Ohta, Ken Kitano, Takeo Ejima, Hatano Tadashi, and Takeshi Higashiguchi
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Journal Title
Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume: 87
Pages: 123106 (1-7)
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Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
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[Journal Article] Analysis of unresolved transition arrays in XUV spectral region from highly charged lead ions produced by subnanosecond laser pulse2016
Author(s)
Tao Wu, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Bowen Li, Goki Arai, Hiroyuki Hara, Yoshiki Kondo, Takanori Miyazaki, Thanh-Hung Dinh, Fergal O’Reilly, Emma Sokell, and Gerry O’Sullivan
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Journal Title
Optics Communications
Volume: 385
Pages: 143-152
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Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
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[Presentation] Recent Results on EUV and Soft X-Ray Emission from Laser Produced Plasmas2016
Author(s)
Gerry O’Sullivan, Padraig Dunne, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Deirdre Kilbane, Domagoj Kos, Luning Liu, Oisin Maguire, Takanori Miyazaki, Fergal O’Reilly, John Sheil, Emma Sokell, Chihiro Suzuki, and Tao Wu
Organizer
高強度レーザー・ビーム技術と短波長光源に関する研究会
Place of Presentation
まちなかキャンパス長岡 (新潟県長岡市)
Year and Date
2016-12-09 – 2016-12-09
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[Presentation] Soft x-ray spectroscopy of Dy, Er, and Tm ions excited in laser-produced plasmas2016
Author(s)
John Sheil, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Domagoj Kos, Takanori Miyazaki, Fergal O’Reilly, Gerry O’Sullivan, Emma Sokell, Chihiro Suzuki, and Deirdre Kilbane
Organizer
Ireland Japan Collaboration Workshop
Place of Presentation
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Year and Date
2016-11-03 – 2016-11-03
Int'l Joint Research
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[Presentation] Emission spectroscopy of laser-produced and electron beam ion trap plasmas with high-Z elements in extreme ultraviolet and soft x-ray region2016
Author(s)
Hayato Ohashi, Hiroyuki Hara, Goki Arai, Yoshiki Kondo, Thanh-Hung Dinh, Bowen Li, Padraig Dunne, Gerry O’Sullivan, Nobuyuki Nakamura, Hiroyuki A. Sakaue, Daiji Kato, Izumi Murakami, and Takeshi Higashiguchi
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The 10th International Conference on Atomic and Molecular Data and Their Applications (ICAMDATA 2016)
Place of Presentation
Gunsan Saemangeum Convention Center (GSCO), Gunsan, Republic of Korea
Year and Date
2016-09-26 – 2016-09-26
Int'l Joint Research / Invited
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[Presentation] Fundamental atomic data for fusion, lithography and other applications2016
Author(s)
Bowen Li, Xi-Meng Chen, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Chen-Zhong Dong, Hayato Ohashi, Padraig Dunne, Gerry O’Sullivan
Organizer
The 10th International Conference on Atomic and Molecular Data and Their Applications (ICAMDATA 2016)
Place of Presentation
Gunsan Saemangeum Convention Center (GSCO), Gunsan, Republic of Korea
Year and Date
2016-09-26 – 2016-09-26
Int'l Joint Research / Invited
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[Presentation] Opacity effects on soft X-ray spectra from highly charged lanthanide ions in laser-produced plasmas2016
Author(s)
Chihiro Suzuki, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Atsushi Sasanuma, Goki Arai, Yusuke Fujii, Yoshiki Kondo, Thanh-Hung Dinh, Fumihiro Koike, Izumi Murakami, and Gerry O'Sullivan
Organizer
18th in a series of International Conferences on the Physics of Highly Charged Ions (HCI 2016)
Place of Presentation
the Jan Kochanowski University (UJK), Kielce, Porland
Year and Date
2016-09-15 – 2016-09-15
Int'l Joint Research
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[Presentation] レーザー生成プラズマ軟X線光源の開発2016
Author(s)
ヂン タンフン,天野 玲保,笹沼 淳史,荒居 剛己,藤井 雄介,高橋 昭彦,中村 大輔,岡田 龍雄,三浦 泰祐,錦野 将元,東口 武史
Organizer
レーザーのカオス・ノイズダイナミクスとその応用研究会
Place of Presentation
日亜化学工業株式会社横浜技術研究所 (神奈川県横浜市)
Year and Date
2016-07-19 – 2016-07-19
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[Presentation] EUV spectroscopy and atomic models of highly charged heavy ions in the Large Helical Device2016
Author(s)
Chihiro Suzuki, Izumi Murakami, Fumihiro Koike, Naoki Tamura, Hroyuki A. Sakaue, Shigeru Morita, Motoshi Goto, Daiji Kato, Hayato Ohashi, Takeshi Higashiguchi, Shigeru Sudo, and Gegard O’Sullivan
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The 43rd European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics
Place of Presentation
Leuven, Belgium
Year and Date
2016-07-05 – 2016-07-05
Int'l Joint Research / Invited
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[Presentation] A 10-Hz short pulse CO2 laser system for extreme ultraviolet source2016
Author(s)
Reiho Amano, Thanh-Hung Dinh, Atsushi Sasanuma, Goki Arai, Yusuke Fujii, Akihiko Takahashi, Daisuke Nakamura, Tatsuo Okada, Taisuke Miura, and Takeshi Higashiguchi
Organizer
15th International Conference on X-Ray Lasers 2016
Place of Presentation
Nara Kasugano International Forum, Iraka, Nara, Japan
Year and Date
2016-05-24 – 2016-05-24
Int'l Joint Research
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[Presentation] Evaluation of a flat-field grazing incidence spectrometer for highly charged ion plasma emission in 1-10 nm2016
Author(s)
Yoshiki Kondo, Thanh-Hung Dinh, Toshiki Tamura, Shigeru Ohta, Ken Kitano, Takeo Ejima, Tadashi Hatano, and Takeshi Higashiguchi
Organizer
15th International Conference on X-Ray Lasers 2016
Place of Presentation
Nara Kasugano International Forum, Iraka, Nara, Japan
Year and Date
2016-05-24 – 2016-05-24
Int'l Joint Research
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[Presentation] Source development for extreme ultraviolet lithography and water window imaging2016
Author(s)
Gerard O’Sullivan, Padraig Dunne, Deirdre Kilbane, Luning Liu, Ragava Lokasani, Elaine Long, Bowen Li, Thomas McCormack, Fergal O’Reilly, John Sheil, Emma Sokell, Chihiro Suzuki, Tao Wu, and Takeshi Higashiguchi
Organizer
19th International Conference on Atomic Processes in Plasmas
Place of Presentation
Congress Center Les Cordeliers, Paris, France
Year and Date
2016-04-06 – 2016-04-06
Int'l Joint Research / Invited
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