• DocumentCode
    1011924
  • Title

    Advances in pulsed power-driven radiography systems

  • Author

    Maenchen, John ; Cooperstein, Gerald ; Malley, John O. ; Smith, Ian

  • Author_Institution
    Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • Volume
    92
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    7/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1021
  • Lastpage
    1042
  • Abstract
    Flash X-ray radiography has undergone a transformation in recent years with the resurgence of interest in compact, high-intensity pulsed power-driven electron beam sources. The radiographic requirements and the choice of consistent X-ray sources determine the driver requirements, which can be met by demonstrated induction voltage adder technologies. This paper reviews the state of the art, the critical technologies, and the recent advances which have improved performance by over an order of magnitude in beam brightness and radiographic utility.
  • Keywords
    X-ray production; electron sources; radiography; X-ray sources; electron beam sources; flash X-ray radiography; induction voltage adder; pulsed power driven radiography; radiographic utility; Atomic measurements; Electron beams; Focusing; Laboratories; Object detection; Radiography; Weapons; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; X-ray imaging;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JPROC.2004.829056
  • Filename
    1306676