Plasma focus as a high intensity flash X-ray source for biological radiography

Journal of Fusion Energy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-200

  Hussain, S ^a   Ahmad, S ^a   Khan, M Z ^a   Zakaullah, M ^a   Waheed, A ^b  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Flash X ray source; Lead insert; Plasma focus; Radiography

Indexed keywords

LITHOGRAPHY; NEUTRONS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; X RAYS;

BIOLOGICAL RADIOGRAPHY; LEAD INSERTS; PLASMA FOCUS; X-RAY SOURCES;

RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 9644270331     PISSN: 01640313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOFE.0000037787.36243.b1     Document Type: Article

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