X rays from z-pinches on relativistic electron-beam generators
- 1 August 1988
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 64 (3) , R1-R27
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.341808
Abstract
This review summarizes recent experimental data on imploding z‐pinches and their radiation output, and gives an overview of theoretical issues concerning radiation production in the pinch plasma. A z‐pinch plasma is created when the current from a fast, powerful electrical generator compresses and heats a small amount of material between the electrodes. The hot, dense plasma emits copious amounts of radiation extending from the visible to the x‐ray region. With a 10‐TW electrical discharge the radiative power may be a few TW, with an energy per pulse of up to tens of kilojoules. Our interest is mainly in the photons with energy around 1 keV, which are useful in x‐ray lithography, microscopy, surface studies, and other applications.This publication has 157 references indexed in Scilit:
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