Marcelo Zambra et al 2009 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 51 125003 doi:10.1088/0741-3335/51/12/125003
Marcelo Zambra1,2, Patricio Silva, Cristian Pavez1,2, Denisse Pasten1,3, José Moreno1,2 and Leopoldo Soto1,2
Show affiliationsThe PF-400J plasma focus device (400 J of energy) was studied in a similar way to a pulsed source of high-energy x-ray radiation. High-sensitivity fast-response commercial radiographic film and different metal filter array combinations were used to study the energy of the proper emitted x-ray. The effective energy of the hard x-ray radiation is studied and discussed in terms of its effective mean attenuation with the penetration distance on different metallic samples when the x-ray pulsed beam is supposed monoenergetic. These results were then used to assess the energetic properties of the pulsed radiation when different x-ray film–filter array combinations were irradiated between tens to almost 160 effective pulses of x-ray coming from the PF-400J device.
52.58.Lq Z-pinches, plasma focus and other pinch devices
52.25.Os Emission, absorption, and scattering of electromagnetic radiation
Issue 12 (December 2009)
Received 30 April 2009, in final form 25 September 2009
Published 29 October 2009
Marcelo Zambra et al 2009 Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 51 125003
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