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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