Enhancement of x-ray yield from the Z-Beamlet laser for monochromatic backlighting by using a prepulse

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Sinars, D B ^a   Bennett, G R ^a   Herrmann, M C ^a   Smith, I C ^a   Speas, C S ^a   Ruggles, L E ^a   Porter, J L ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKLIGHTING; CRYSTAL IMAGING DIAGNOSTICS; PHOTON ENERGIES; Z-BEAMLET LASER (ZBL);

CRYSTALS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LASER BEAMS; PHOTONS; PLASMA FLOW; TARGETS;

X RAY PRODUCTION;

EID: 33750528780     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2228515     Document Type: Conference Paper

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