Groundbreaking Laser-Driven X-ray Platform to Enable Next Generation X-ray NDT
Tracks
TECHNICAL SESSIONS - F 6 and Y-13
Knowledge Level - NDT Level I/NDT Level II
Knowledge Level - NDT Level III
Presentation Topic Level - Advanced
Target Audience - General Interest
Target Audience - Research/Academics
Target Audience- NDT Engineers
Target Audience- Technicians/Inspectors
| Wednesday, October 8, 2025 |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM |
| Fiesta 6 |
Speaker
Daniel DeCiccio
Groundbreaking Laser-Driven X-ray Platform to Enable Next Generation X-ray NDT
Presentation Description
We produced X-rays in the 0.1 – 3 MeV spectral range with a Laser-driven Plasma X-ray Source (LPXS). LPXSs can outperform existing X-ray sources with 10-100 times greater brilliance, micrometer-scale emission spots, and X-ray energy selectable from 10-keV to 3-MeV.
The presentation delivered by Daniel DeCiccio and Dr Mariko Yamaguchi will describe the technology and its application in the imaging of turbine blades and other test objects.
Additionally, we will discuss the research and development trajectory towards kilowatt sources with approximately 10 to 100 μm spatial resolution.
The presentation delivered by Daniel DeCiccio and Dr Mariko Yamaguchi will describe the technology and its application in the imaging of turbine blades and other test objects.
Additionally, we will discuss the research and development trajectory towards kilowatt sources with approximately 10 to 100 μm spatial resolution.
Short Course Description
Biography
Daniel DeCiccio is cofounder and coinventor of this novel laser-driven X-ray platform that can outperform conventional X-ray tubes by 100x. Daniel earned dual B.Sc's in Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Physics from Brown University. Daniel was awarded the National Science Foundations' Graduate Research Fellowship for his undergraduate work. Daniel is CEO of Research Instruments Corporation (RIC) based in Providence RI.
