Author/Authors :
Silver، نويسنده , , E and Schnopper، نويسنده , , H and Bandler، نويسنده , , S and Murray، نويسنده , , S and Madden، نويسنده , , N and Landis، نويسنده , , D and Beeman، نويسنده , , J and Haller، نويسنده , , E and Barbera، نويسنده , , M and Tucker، نويسنده , , G and Gillaspy، نويسنده , , J and Takacs، نويسنده , , E and Porto، نويسنده , , J، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
With the ability to create cosmic plasma conditions in the laboratory it is possible to investigate the dependencies of key diagnostic X-ray lines on density, temperature, and excitation conditions that exist in astrophysical sources with X-ray optics and a high-resolution X-ray microcalorimeter. The same instrumentation can be coupled to scanning electron microscopes or X-ray fluorescence probes to analyze the elemental and chemical composition of electronic, biological, geological and particulate materials. We describe how our microcalorimeter and X-ray optics provide significantly improved capabilities for laboratory astrophysics and microanalysis.
