A simple, quantitative method for measuring pulsed soft x rays

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Abstract
A simple quantitative image processing system for pulsed soft x rays with time and spatial resolution is described. The system consists of easily obtained commercial components including a microchannel plate–phosphor screen combination, a charge coupled devicecamera, an image memory board, and a personal computer. To make a quantitative measurement possible, the image processing is used in conjunction with measurement of the ‘‘phosphor screen current.’’ Performance of the system is examined using a soft x‐ray source generated with a plasma focus device. The order of intensity, ∼1012 photons/s mm2 mrad2 0.01% BW of Ar K lines is observed for about 20 ns from the pinched plasma in which 3% of Ar is added to the 6 Torr H2.

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