The X pinch as an X-ray source for point-projection radiography

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5974, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Pikuz, S A ^a,b   Shelkovenko, T A ^a,b   Mingaleev, A R ^b   Romanova, V M ^b   Song, B M ^a   Chandler, K M ^a   Mitchell, M D ^a   Hammer, D A ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Electron beam; Radiography; X pinch; X ray radiation

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON BEAMS; PLASMAS; RADIOGRAPHY;

X PINCH; X-RAY EMISSION; X-RAY RADIATION;

X RAYS;

EID: 33244456559     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.639993     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (21)

1. S.M. Zakharov, G.V. Ivanenkov, A.A. Kolomenskii, S.A. Pikuz, A.I. Samokhin and J. Ulshmid "Wire X- pinch in a high-current diode," Sov. Tech. Phys. Lett. 8, 456-457, 1982.
2. T.A. Shelkovenko, S.A. Pikuz, D.A. Hammer, Y.S. Dimant, and A.R. Mingaleev, "Evolution of the structure of the dense plasma near the cross point in exploding wire X pinches," Phys. Plasmas 6, 2840-2846, 1999.
3. T.A. Shelkovenko, D.B. Sinars, S.A. Pikuz, D.A. Hammer, "Radiographic and spectroscopic studies of X pinch plasma implosion dynamics and X-ray burst emission characteristics," Phys. Plasmas 6, 1305-1318, 2001.
4. B.A. Bryunetkin, G.V. Ivanenkov, S.A. Pikuz, V.G. Roman, 1.Yu. Skobelev, A.Ya. Faenov, T.A. Shelkovenko, "Use of a transmission diffraction grating for spectroscopy of a fast Z-pinch plasma," Sov. Tech. Phys. Lett. 17, 686-688, 1991.
5. T.A. Shelkovenko, D. B. Sinars, S. A. Pikuz, K. M. Chandler and D. A. Hammer, "Point-projection X-ray radiography using an X pinch as the radiation source," Rev. Sci. Instr. 72, 667-670, 2001.
6. G.V. Ivanenkov, A.R. Mingaleev, S.A. Pikuz, V.M. Romanova, T.A. Shelkovenko, "Experimental study of X-pinch dynamics," Plasma Physics Reports 22, 363-378, 1996.
7. T.A. Shelkovenko, S. A. Pikuz, V. M. Romanova, G. V. Ivanenkov, B. M. Song, K. M. Chandler, M. D. Mitchell and D. A. Hammer, "X pinch characteristics for X-rays above 10 keV,"Proc. SPIE 5196, 36-44, 2004.
8. T.A. Shelkovenko, S. A. Pikuz, D. B. Sinars, K. M. Chandler and D. A. Hammer, "X-pinch Plasma Development as a Function of Wire Material and Current Pulse Parameters", IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 30, 567-576, 2002.
9. D.B. Sinars, S.A. Pikuz, T.A. Shelkovenko, K.M. Chandler and DA. Hammer, "Temporal parameters of the X-pinch X-ray source," Rev. Sci. Inst. 73, 2948-2956, 2001.
10. S.A.Pikuz, T.A.Shelkovenko, D.B.Sinars, D.A. Hammer, S.V.Lebedev, S.N. Bland, Yu. Skobelev, J.A. Abdallah, C,J,Fontes, and H.L Zhang "Spatial, temporal and spectral characteristics of an X pinch," J. Quant. Sped. Rad. Trans. 71, 581-594, 2001.
11. S.A. Pikuz, D.B. Sinars, T.A. Shelkovenko, K.M. Chandler, D.A. Hammer, I.Yu. Skobelev, G.V. Ivanenkov and W. Stepniewski, "High Energy Density Z-pinch Plasma Conditions with Picosecond Time Resolution," Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 035003, 2002.
12. T.A. Shelkovenko, S.A.Pikuz, D.B. Sinars, K. M. Chandler and D. A. Hammer "Time resolved spectroscopic measurements of ~ 1 keV, dense, subnanosecond X pinch plasma bright spots", Phys. of Plasma 9, 2165-2172, 2002.
13. S.A. Pikuz, D.B. Sinars, T.A. Shelkovenko, K.M. Chandler, D.A. Hammer, 1. Yu. Skobelev, and G. V. Ivanenkov "Time-Resolved X-ray Spectroscopy of Hot Spots in an X-pinch," JETP Letters 76, 490-494, 2002
14. S.A. Pikuz, V.E. Asadchikov, K.M. Chandler, D. A. Hammer, Yu.1. Dudchik, N.N. Kolchevsky, F.F. Komarov, M. D. Mitchell, A. V. Popov, T. A. Shelkovenko, R. A. Senin, 1. A. Suloev, and A. V. Vinogradov, "Application of a Refractive Bubbles-in-Capillary X-ray Lens to X pinch experiments," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 74, 2947-2950, 2003.
15. S.A. Pikuz, T.A. Shelkovenko, D.B. Sinars, K.M. Chandler and D.A. Hammer, "Phase contrast X-ray radiography using X pinch radiation," Proc. SPIE 4504, 234 -238, 2001, G.A. Kyrala, J-C Gauthier editors
16. S.W. Wilkins, T.E. Gureyev, D. Gao, A. Pogany and A.W. Stevenson, "Phase-contrast imaging using polychromatic hard X-rays," Nature 384, 335-338, 1996.
17. T.A. Shelkovenko, S.A. Pikuz, D.B. Sinars, K.M. Chandler and D.A. Hammer, "X pinch: a source of 1 - 10 keV X-rays," Proc. SPIE 4501, 180-187, 2001, G.A. Kyrala, J-C Gauthier editors.
18. S.V. Lebedev, S.N. Bland, F.N. Beg, J.P. Chittenden, A.E. Dangor, M.G. Haines, S.A. Pikuz, T.A. Shelkovenko, "X-ray backlighting of wire array Z-pinch implosions using X pinch," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 72, 671-673, 2001.
19. "X-rays," Encyclopedia of Physics, edited by S. Flugge, Vol. 30, Berlin, 1957.
20. F.N. Beg, K. Krushelnik, P. Lichtsteiner et al., "Table-top X-pinch for X-ray radiography," Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 4602-4604, 2003.
21. V.V. Aleksandrov, I.N. Frolov, M.V. Fedulov et al., "Prolonged plasma production at current-driven implosion of wire arrays on Angara-5-1 facility", IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 30, 559-566, 2002.