Abstract
X-rays from a laser-produced plasma were analysed using single-photon counting germanium detectors. Special attention was given to the extremely high photon flux, requiring either a long source-detector distance and narrow collimated measurement geometry in order to avoid severe pile-up of pulses in the spectrometer, or the use of a Compton scattering geometry. With the use of these techniques, individual characteristic K-lines were resolved for the first time. Efficiencies for the conversion of the laser light into X-rays were determined, being up to 10−4 for Bremsstrahlung, and up to 10−5 for the characteristic K-line emission. Electron temperatures of not, vert, similar100 keV were assessed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 387-396 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment |
Volume | 394 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Bibliographical note
The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.The record was previously connected to the following departments: Medical Radiation Physics, Malmö (013243210), Atomic physics (011013005), Nuclear Physics (Faculty of Technology) (011013007)
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation