Fast rise time X-ray pre-ionization source using a corona plasma cathode

X-ray pulses with rise times shorter than 10 ns and high peak power have been generated using a corona plasma cathode as a fast low-inductance switch. The x-ray generator has been developed as a preionization source for a XeCl laser system and can be used at a repetition rate of a few hundred hertz....

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Published in:Journal of physics. D, Applied physics Applied physics, 1993-03, Vol.26 (3), p.404-409
Main Author: Goor, F A van
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electric discharges
Exact sciences and technology
Physics
Physics of gases, plasmas and electric discharges
Physics of plasmas and electric discharges
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Summary:X-ray pulses with rise times shorter than 10 ns and high peak power have been generated using a corona plasma cathode as a fast low-inductance switch. The x-ray generator has been developed as a preionization source for a XeCl laser system and can be used at a repetition rate of a few hundred hertz. A technique to determine the electron density produced by the preionizer is also described. (Original abstract)
ISSN:0022-3727
1361-6463
DOI:10.1088/0022-3727/26/3/009