Abstract
X-pinches are two or more thin wires crossed like the letter "X" in the electrode gap. As the current passes through the wires, a hot dense x-ray-emitting plasma is produced at the cross point of the wires. The high space and time resolutions achievable with X-pinch x-ray sources make them attractive for studies of short-lived low scale objects. The paper presents the results of experiments on a compact (diameter 450 mm, height 330 mm) fast capacitor bank with a current amplitude up to 300 kA and a current risetime of 200 ns. The generator load was an X-pinch consisting of four thin tungsten wires. Clear soft x-ray backlighting images of different objects in different spectral ranges were obtained. In the spectral range > 1 keV, the size of the radiation source is no more than 5 microns and in the spectral range > 10 keV, it is 10 microns. The width of the radiation pulse is 2-3.5 ns for the spectral range < 5 keV. The radiograph is compact enough to be transported to another laboratory for various experiments.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | PPC2009 - 17th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference |
| Pages | 1368-1371 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 17th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference, PPC2009 - Washington, DC, United States Duration: 28 Jun 2009 → 2 Jul 2009 |
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| Other | 17th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference, PPC2009 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Washington, DC |
| Period | 28.6.09 → 2.7.09 |
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- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Compact soft X-ray pulse radiograph based on X-pinch and low scale fast capacitor bank. / Chaikovsky, S.; Rousskikh, A.; Labetskaya, N.; Fedunin, A.; Feduschak, V.; Oreshkin, V.; Ratakhin, N.; Zharova, N.
PPC2009 - 17th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference. 2009. p. 1368-1371 5386234.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AU - Chaikovsky, S.
AU - Rousskikh, A.
AU - Labetskaya, N.
AU - Fedunin, A.
AU - Feduschak, V.
AU - Oreshkin, V.
AU - Ratakhin, N.
AU - Zharova, N.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - X-pinches are two or more thin wires crossed like the letter "X" in the electrode gap. As the current passes through the wires, a hot dense x-ray-emitting plasma is produced at the cross point of the wires. The high space and time resolutions achievable with X-pinch x-ray sources make them attractive for studies of short-lived low scale objects. The paper presents the results of experiments on a compact (diameter 450 mm, height 330 mm) fast capacitor bank with a current amplitude up to 300 kA and a current risetime of 200 ns. The generator load was an X-pinch consisting of four thin tungsten wires. Clear soft x-ray backlighting images of different objects in different spectral ranges were obtained. In the spectral range > 1 keV, the size of the radiation source is no more than 5 microns and in the spectral range > 10 keV, it is 10 microns. The width of the radiation pulse is 2-3.5 ns for the spectral range < 5 keV. The radiograph is compact enough to be transported to another laboratory for various experiments.
AB - X-pinches are two or more thin wires crossed like the letter "X" in the electrode gap. As the current passes through the wires, a hot dense x-ray-emitting plasma is produced at the cross point of the wires. The high space and time resolutions achievable with X-pinch x-ray sources make them attractive for studies of short-lived low scale objects. The paper presents the results of experiments on a compact (diameter 450 mm, height 330 mm) fast capacitor bank with a current amplitude up to 300 kA and a current risetime of 200 ns. The generator load was an X-pinch consisting of four thin tungsten wires. Clear soft x-ray backlighting images of different objects in different spectral ranges were obtained. In the spectral range > 1 keV, the size of the radiation source is no more than 5 microns and in the spectral range > 10 keV, it is 10 microns. The width of the radiation pulse is 2-3.5 ns for the spectral range < 5 keV. The radiograph is compact enough to be transported to another laboratory for various experiments.
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U2 - 10.1109/PPC.2009.5386234
DO - 10.1109/PPC.2009.5386234
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