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Instrumentation for X-Ray Diagnostics of Plasmas*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

C. E. Violet
C. E. Violet*
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550
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Abstract

Measurements of x-rays emitted by hot plasmas provide a powerful diagnostic method of determining important plasma parameters and suggest certain types of plasmas as possibly useful x-ray sources. Instrumentation to accomplish these measurements for various types of plasmas are reviewed. State-of-the-art x-ray spectrometers, calorimeters, and source-imaging devices, designed especially for plasmas generated by focused, nanosecond laser pulses are described. Possibilities of time-resolved measurements on such short-lived plasmas are discussed.

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Research Article
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Advances in X-Ray Analysis , Volume 18: Twenty-Third Annual Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis, August 7-9, 1974 , 1974 , pp. 26 - 61
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Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1974

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Work performed under the auspices of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission and the Defense Nuclear Agency.

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