Continued Studies of X-Ray Generation by Laser Beams.

Abstract

The principal result of this study is the production of 150-200 joules of X-rays with Battelle's 12-beam neodymium-doped-glass laser. The X-rays were produced by focusing twelve 110-joule, 3-1/2 nanosecond laser pulses onto separate points of a copper slab target. Time-dependent measurements of the X-ray output were made with a scintillator and an image converter streak camera. The shape of the X-ray pulse was found to closely follow the laser intensity for pulsewidth between 1-1/2 to 3-1/2 nanoseconds, which was the range of pulsewidths studied.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA031759

Entities

People

  • P. J. Mallozzi

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Converters
  • Glass Lasers
  • Image Converters
  • Images
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Nanosecond Time
  • Streak Cameras
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy