X-Pinches as Broadband Sources of X-Rays for Radiography

Tatiana Shelkovenko, Sergey Pikuz, David Hammer

Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/jbise.2015.811071                

Abstract

Two methods of using the X-pinch as a source of X-ray radiation for radiography of biological objects are presented. X-pinches are found to be a very flexible method for generation of radiation over a wide spectral range and provide a high spatial and temporal resolution.

Keywords

X-Pinch, X-Ray, Hot Spot, Electron Beam, Point-Projection Radiography, Biological Object

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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