X radiation from high-energy-density exploded-wire discharges
- 15 October 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 23 (8) , 429-430
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1654946
Abstract
Exploded‐wire discharges of tungsten and titanium driven by a high‐power pulse generator have been used to produce intense x‐ray continuum and line radiation. A calibrated LiF crystal spectrograph recorded the radiation spectrum in the 3‐ to 25‐keV range. More than 20 J of x radiation are emitted in this photon energy band by tungsten plasmas in less than 50 nsec. The source of emission is less than 1 mm in diameter and about 3.5 cm long.Keywords
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