X-ray emission from an X-pinch and its applications

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 455-460

  Liu, R ^a   Zou, X ^a   Wang, X ^a   Zeng, N ^a   He, L ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

X pinch; X ray radiography; X ray source

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; DIAMONDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ION BEAMS; PINCH EFFECT; X RAY OPTICS; X RAY SCATTERING; X RAYS;

X PINCHES; X-PINCH; X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY; X-RAY SOURCE;

X RAY CAMERAS;

EID: 51149123238     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034608000463     Document Type: Article

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