Continuum source and a focusing technique for the 80-500-a spectral range: improvements.
The performance of a triggered vacuum spark source, emitting continuum radiation in the vacuum uv down to 80 A, has been improved by adding a capillary made of insulating material and increasing the capacity of the condenser. A focusing system consisting of a toroidal mirror has been used in conjunction with the source and a grazing incidence spectrograph in the 500-80-A spectral range. The results obtained indicate considerable gains (of the order of a factor of 200) with respect to previously used sources, allowing photographic recording of spectra with only one flash while maintaining good spectral resolution.
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