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Title: A high-resolution transmission-type x-ray spectrometer designed for observation of the K{alpha} transitions of highly charged high-Z ions

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1147793· OSTI ID:451964
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  1. Department of Physics and Space Technology, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551 (United States)
  2. Space Science Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)

High-resolution reflection-type crystal spectrometers have been used for x-ray energies up to 13 keV, e.g., the K-shell radiation of heliumlike Kr. In order to extend crystal spectrometer measurements to higher energy x rays from higher-Z elements, we employ the crystal in transmission. The geometry we use is known as DuMond geometry. Using such a transmission-type crystal x-ray spectrometer, we have measured the K-shell radiation of various highly charged high-Z ions. In particular, we present a measurement of the 1s2p{sup 1}P{sub 1}{r_arrow}1s{sup 2}{sup 1}S{sub 0} transition in heliumlike xenon, Xe{sup 52+}. For this transition, we measure a linewidth of 34 eV, which demonstrates that the resolving power we achieved with the new spectrometer is on the order of 1000. {copyright} {ital 1997 American Institute of Physics.}

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
451964
Report Number(s):
CONF-960543-; ISSN 0034-6748; TRN: 97:006320
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 68, Issue 1; Conference: 11. annual high-temperature plasma diagnostics conference, Monterey, CA (United States), 12-16 May 1996; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English