The x-ray calibration facility of the laser integration line in the 0.9-10 keV range: The high energy x-ray source and some applications
- Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, DAM, CESTA, BP 2, Le Barp 33114 (France)
- Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, DAM, DIF, Arpajon F-91290 (France)
The laser integration line (LIL) located at CEA-CESTA is equipped with x-ray plasma diagnostics using different kinds of x-ray components such as filters, mirrors, crystals, detectors, and cameras. The CEA-DAM of Arpajon is currently developing x-ray calibration methods and carrying out absolute calibration of LIL x-ray photodetectors. To guarantee LIL measurements, detectors such as x-ray cameras must be regularly calibrated close to the facility. A new x-ray facility is currently available to perform these absolute x-ray calibrations. This paper presents the x-ray tube based high energy x-ray source delivering x-ray energies ranging from 0.9 to 10 keV by means of an anode barrel. The purpose of this source is mainly to calibrate LIL x-ray cameras but it can also be used to measure x-ray filter transmission of plasma diagnostics. Different x-ray absolute calibrations such as x-ray streak and framing camera yields, x-ray charge-coupled device quantum efficiencies, and x-ray filter transmissions are presented in this paper. A x-ray flat photocathode detector sensitivity calibration recently performed for a CEA Z-pinch facility is also presented.
- OSTI ID:
- 22053700
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 81, Issue 5; Other Information: (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ANODES
CALIBRATION
CAMERAS
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICES
CRYSTALS
ELECTROMAGNETIC FILTERS
KEV RANGE
LASERS
MIRRORS
PHOTOCATHODES
PHOTODETECTORS
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
QUANTUM EFFICIENCY
SENSITIVITY
X RADIATION
X-RAY SOURCES
X-RAY TUBES