Published June 23, 2003
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Journal article
Table-top X-pinch for x-ray radiography
Creators
- 1. Plasma Physics Group, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BZ (United Kingdom)
Description
Measurements of the optical and x-ray emission from a small 40-kA, 30-ns (10%-90%) rise-time X-pinch plasma discharge are reported. This device is truly 'table-top', having a laboratory footprint of less than 1 m2. With tungsten wires, the total energy (hν>800 eV) is 60 mJ in a pulse of less than 10 ns. The size of the emitting region is less than 10 μm. The emission is reproducible with a jitter relative to the current pulse less than 5 ns. Initial experiments demonstrating the use of this X-pinch for applications in x-ray radiography are presented
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1584782;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Physics Letters
- Journal Volume
- 82
- Journal Issue
- 25
- Journal Page Range
- p. 4602-4604
- ISSN
- 0003-6951
- CODEN
- APPLAB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35048078
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- EMISSION; IMAGES; PINCH DEVICES; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS; X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY; X-RAY SOURCES
- Descriptors DEC
- CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY; MATERIALS TESTING; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; RADIATION SOURCES; TESTING; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2003 American Institute of Physics.