Determination of the size and geometry of the X-pinch X-ray source using microfabricated structures, and applications of this source to high-resolution imaging of a variety of objects

Author

Byungmoo Song ; Pikuz, S.A. ; Shelkovenko, T.A. ; Chandler, K.M. ; Mitchell, M.D. ; Hammer, D.A.

Author_Institution

Lab. of Plasma Studies, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA

fYear

2003

fDate

5-5 June 2003

Firstpage

455

Abstract

Summary form only given, as follows. The X-pinch is a very small radiation source in the 3-10 keV X-ray band. It has been used successfully to obtain micron scale resolution point-projection images of rapidly varying plasmas with subnanosecond temporal resolution, such as other X-pinches and exploding wire arrays, as well as to image /spl les/2 mm thick biological samples, such as small insects and beet seeds.

Keywords

X-ray imaging; diagnostic radiography; exploding wires; pinch effect; plasma X-ray sources; 3 to 10 keV; X-pinch X-ray source; beet seeds; biological samples; exploding wire arrays; high-resolution imaging; microfabricated structures; micron scale resolution point-projection images; rapidly varying plasmas; small insects; subnanosecond temporal resolution; Diodes; Geometry; High-resolution imaging; Image resolution; Laboratories; Optical imaging; Radiography; Shape; Spatial resolution; X-ray imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 2003. ICOPS 2003. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. The 30th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Jeju, South Korea

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7911-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.2003.1230044

Filename

1230044