Laser and Particle Beams

Research Article

Imaging spectroscopy of high-temperature plasma sources

B. A. Bryunetkina1, S. A. Pikuza1, I. Y. Skobeleva1 and A. Y. Faenova1

a1 NPO VNIIFTRI, Mendeleevo 141570, Russian Federation

Abstract

The imaging spectrograph with spherical crystal and transmission grating have been used to obtain the high spectrally and spatially resolved images of plasma X-ray microsources (fast z-pinch) as well as of laser-produced plasma flares up to 5 mm in extent. The spectral resolution λ/Δλ = 2·104 have been achieved using a quartz spherical mirror with the curvature radius 500 mm. Using a transmission grating spectrometer, the spectral density of power about 105 W/A in the “water window” has been measured in experiments with a fast z-pinch large pulse storage facility.

(Received February 06 1992)

(Accepted March 12 1992)

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