X pinch: A source of 1 - 10 keV x-rays

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4504, Issue , 2001, Pages 180-187

  Shelkovenko, T A ^a   Pikuz, S A ^a   Sinars, D B ^a   Chandler, K M ^a   Hammer, D A ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGING SYSTEMS; PHOTONS; PLASMAS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

X-RAY EMISSION;

X RAYS;

EID: 0035762435     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.448464     Document Type: Conference Paper

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