DocumentCode
1123035
Title
Multicolor Soft X-Ray Imaging of 
-Pinch Radiation Sources on the Z-Machine Pulsed-Power Driver
Author
Jones, Brent ; Coverdale, Christine A. ; Mazarakis, Michael G.
Author_Institution
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM
Volume
36
Issue
4
fYear
2008
Firstpage
1276
Lastpage
1277
Abstract
Time-resolved X-ray pinhole imaging is employed for diagnosing fast Z-pinch implosions on the Z accelerator. Reflection from a multilayer mirror produces monochromatic 277-eV images of the Z-pinch plasma in the final stages of implosion and stagnation. Simultaneous imaging with a filtered pinhole camera or using a second mirror can yield multicolor X-ray images which contain spectral as well as spatial information, allowing for the study of radiation physics in dense Z-pinches.
Keywords
X-ray imaging; Z pinch; plasma X-ray sources; plasma diagnostics; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; stagnation flow; K-shell radiation; X-ray measurements; X-ray production; Z accelerator; Z-machine pulsed-power driver; Z-pinch plasma; Z-pinch radiation source; electron volt energy 277 eV; fast Z-pinch implosion diagnostics; filtered pinhole camera; magnetohydrodynamics; monochromatic images; multicolor soft X-ray imaging; multilayer mirror; nonhomogenous media; plasma measurements; stagnation; time-resolved X-ray pinhole imaging; K-shell radiation, magnetohydrodynamics, nonhomogenous media, plasma measurements, plasma pinch, X-ray imaging, X-ray measurements, X-ray production;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.2008.920316
Filename
4483712
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