Title :
X-ray absorption imaging of high-pressure lighting plasmas
Author :
Curry, J.J. ; Sansonetti, Craig J.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
fDate :
4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
X-ray absorption has been used to image the distribution of mercury (Hg) in high-pressure arc lamps used for lighting. Here, several images are presented showing the analytic transformation of raw X-ray data into an image of the Hg vapor density in a cylindrically symmetric arc.
Keywords :
arc lamps; mercury vapour lamps; plasma density; plasma diagnostics; plasma pressure; Hg; Hg vapor density; X-ray absorption imaging; cylindrically symmetric arc; high-pressure arc lamps; high-pressure lighting plasmas; mercury distribution; Charge coupled devices; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fault location; Fluorescent lamps; High intensity discharge lamps; Laboratories; Mercury (metals); Optical imaging; Plasma x-ray sources; X-ray imaging; Arc discharges; density measurement; lamp; light sources; mercury; synchrotron radiation; x-ray imaging; x-rays;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2005.845326
