Cross calibration of AGFA-D7 x-ray film against direct exposure film from 2 to 8.5 keV using laser generated x-rays

Journal Article · Mon May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2194787· OSTI ID:20779377

Kyrala, George A ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)

Direct exposure film (DEF) is being discontinued. DEF film has been the workhorse in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) research and is used to record x-ray images and spectra. A previous search for a replacement [K. M. Chandler et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 76, 113111 (2005)] did not consider AGFA film. We present comparisons using the results of measurements using AGFA-D7 film, XAR, TMG, and Biomax-MS films in the same spectrometer recording a gold spectrum in the 2-4 keV range and the iron spectrum in the 5-8.5 keV range. AGFA film was found to have some unique properties useful in x-ray spectroscopy and imaging, especially when signal strength is not a concern.

• OSTI ID: 20779377
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 77, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2194787; (c) 2006 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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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CALIBRATION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
FILMS
GOLD
IMAGES
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
IRON
KEV RANGE 01-10
LASERS
LIGHT TRANSMISSION
PLASMA
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
SIGNALS
SPECTRA
SPECTROMETERS
X RADIATION
X-RAY SOURCES
X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY