title: Plasma x-ray radiation source.
abstract: This paper gives the results of studies on a plasma x-ray source, which enables one to obtain a 2.5-krad radiation dose per pulse over an area of 100 cm2 in the quantum energy range from 20 to 500 keV. Pulse duration is 100 ns. Spectral radiation distributions from a diode under various operation conditions of a plasma are obtained. A Marx generator served as an initial energy source of 120 kJ with a discharge time of T/4 = 10-6 s. A short electromagnetic pulse (10-7 s) was shaped using plasma erosion opening switches.
authors.affiliation: All-Russia Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics (VNIIEF), Arzamas-I6, Nizhni Novgorod Region 607190, Russia.
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Popkov
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Kargin
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ryaslov
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Pikar'