X-Radiation from High Energy Density Exploded Wire Discharges

Abstract

Exploded wire discharges of tungsten and titanium driven by a high power pulse generator have been used to produce intense X-ray continuum and line radiation. A calibrated LiF crystal spectrograph recorded the radiation spectrum in the 3 to 25 keV range. More than 20 J of X-radiation are emitted in this photon energy band by tungsten plasmas in less than 50 nsec. The source of emission is less than 1 mm in diameter and about 3.5 cm long.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0769460

Entities

People

  • Charles M. Dozier
  • David Mosher
  • Ihor M. Vitkovitsky
  • Leslie S. Levine
  • Stavros J. Stephanakis

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Energy
  • Energy Bands
  • Generators
  • High Energy
  • Intensity
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Military Research
  • Radiation
  • Security
  • Spatial Distribution
  • Spectra
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Titanium
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Solar Physics