Study of SXR/EUV radiation of exploded foils and wires with spectral, spatial and temporal resolution simultaneously on KING electric discharge facility.
- Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow (Russian Federation); Cornell/Lebedev
- Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow (Russian Federation)
The results of studies of the soft X-ray and extreme ultraviolet (SXR/EUV) radiation of thin flat aluminum foils and wires under the explosion in an electric discharge on the compact high-current KING generator are presented. These studies were based on the SXR/EUV spectroscopy with a spectral resolution of 6 Å, a temporal resolution of 5 ns and a spatial resolution of 200 μm. To study the plasma radiation of exploded foils and wires in the SXR/EUV range, we used a transmission diffraction grating spectrograph which in combination with two additional slits provided spectral and spatial resolution. The spectrograph was coupled with a 4-frame recorder based on a microchannel plate for providing temporal resolution. The analysis and comparison of the spectral, spatial, temporal, and energy characteristics of the SXR/EUV radiation of plasma formed under the explosion of foils and wires of a similar mass made of aluminum was carried out. Here, the spectra were calculated as well and the plasma parameters and their changes in time and space were estimated on the basis of these calculations and comparison with relevant experimental results. Experiments have shown that when foils explode, a single intense source of SXR/EUV radiation is formed with radiated energy in the range of 10-20 J and a power of up to 100 MW in the quantum energy range from 30 to 250 eV. At the same time, the radiation power under the explosion of foils turned out to be about twice above the power under the explosion of wires of comparable mass.
- Research Organization:
- Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States); Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russia)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); Russian Science Foundation
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003764
- OSTI ID:
- 1826744
- Journal Information:
- Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Journal Name: Plasma Sources Science and Technology Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 30; ISSN 0963-0252
- Publisher:
- IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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