Simple X-Ray Bandpass Filters for Nanosecond Resolution of Plasma Spectra.

Abstract

A novel type of bandpass filter for x rays has been developed for use in studies of hot transient plasmas. Suitable bandpass intervals are defined by transmission through thin K-edge filters and absorption in matched thicknesses of scintillator material. The scintillator light signals are detected by either a set of photomultipliers or an image-converter camera, operated in the streak mode. Filters of Mg, Al, Cl, and Ti cover the 1- to 5-keV photon energy range and are useful with plasmas that have temperatures of 0.2 to 2.0 keV. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 30, 1972
Accession Number
AD0752544

Entities

People

  • Melvin J. Bernstein

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorbers (Materials)
  • Absorption
  • Advanced Materials
  • Bandpass Filters
  • Converters
  • Engineered Materials
  • Filters
  • Image Converters
  • Images
  • Intervals
  • Materials
  • Nanosecond Time
  • Scintillation Counters
  • Spectra
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.