Thermoluminescent detector spectral analysis on the retro-focus simulator
Abstract
A spectral analysis of the x-ray fluence from the Aerospace Mark IV plasma focus operated in the retro-focus mode is discussed. A dosimeter fixture with 11 thermoluminescent detectors was used to resolve the spectrum in the range of 1 to 1,000 keV. Two x-ray converter materials, tantalum and aluminum, were studied to demonstrate spectral tailoring. The actual spectra were unfolded from experimental data by using an operator-implemented computer routine. An effective softening of the spectrum caused by the K-line emission at 1.5 keV was observed when the aluminum converter was used.
- Publication:
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Interim Report Aerospace Corp
- Pub Date:
- October 1976
- Bibcode:
- 1976aerc.reptQ....M
- Keywords:
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- Computerized Simulation;
- Crystal Structure;
- Dosimeters;
- Plasmas (Physics);
- Thermoluminescence;
- X Ray Analysis;
- Aluminum;
- Electron Beams;
- Photons;
- Spectrum Analysis;
- Tantalum;
- X Ray Diffraction;
- Plasma Physics