Using SPHINX Accelerator to Measure Heat Transfer in Metal Foils [Slides]
- United States Military Academy, West Point, NY (United States)
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Experiments on the SPHINX accelerator at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) looked at electron beam heating of metal foils used in Bremsstrahlung flash x-ray production. Titanium and tantalum foils were exposed to electron beam energies of up to 2MeV to determine surface heating. As part of the experiment, the x-ray dose profiles were characterized using a scintillating panel (EJ-230) placed both perpendicular and parallel to the photon beam. This was followed by direct electron beam imaging using a fast-gated ICCD camera and a fused silica Cherenkov witness plate. Once characterized, the foil was directly measured using a mid-wave (3-5 micron) infrared camera (MWIR) to determine the peak surface temperatures and spatially-resolved thermal profiles. Additionally, an IR pyrometer was used in a single wavelength mode (2.3 µm) to determine localized surface temperatures as well. Results are compared with calculations of surface temperatures obtained from e-beam energy depositions combined with the specific heats of the foils. This is the first attempt to directly measure the surface temperature profile on a short-pulse (10 nanoseconds) flash x-ray source using MWIR imaging. These data are directly relevant for Monte Carlo/Integrated Tiger Series electron/photon transport code results being used in the design of future Bremsstrahlung sources such as CREST.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)
- DOE Contract Number:
- NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 2480220
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--2024-14188R
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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