Compact, rugged in-chamber transmission spectrometers (7-28 keV) for the Sandia Z facility

We describe a pair of time-integrated transmission spectrometers that are designed to survey 7-28 keV (1.9 to 0.43 A) x-ray photons produced by experiments on the Sandia Z pulsed power facility. Each spectrometer uses a quartz 10-11 crystal in a Cauchois geometry with a slit to provide spatial resol...

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Published in:Review of scientific instruments 2011-06, Vol.82 (6)
Main Authors: Sinars, D. B., Wenger, D. F., Jones, B., Geissel, M., Hansen, S. B., Coverdale, C. A., Ampleford, D. J., Cuneo, M. E., McPherson, L. A., Rochau, G. A., Pikuz, S. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CALIBRATION
CRYSTALS
GEOMETRY
INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
KEV RANGE
PHOTON TRANSMISSION SCANNING
PHOTONS
QUARTZ
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
X RADIATION
X-RAY SPECTROMETERS
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Summary:We describe a pair of time-integrated transmission spectrometers that are designed to survey 7-28 keV (1.9 to 0.43 A) x-ray photons produced by experiments on the Sandia Z pulsed power facility. Each spectrometer uses a quartz 10-11 crystal in a Cauchois geometry with a slit to provide spatial resolution along one dimension. The spectrometers are located in the harsh environment of the Z vacuum chamber, which necessitates that their design be compact and rugged. Example data from calibration tests and Z experiments are shown that illustrate the utility of the instruments.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.3600610