Petkov EE, Safronova AS, Kantsyrev VL, Shlyaptseva VV, Rawat RS, Tan KS, Beiersdorfer P, Hell N, Brown GV. L-shell spectroscopic diagnostics of radiation from krypton HED plasma sources.
THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2016;
87:11E315. [PMID:
27910569 DOI:
10.1063/1.4960534]
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Abstract
X-ray spectroscopy is a useful tool for diagnosing plasma sources due to its non-invasive nature. One such source is the dense plasma focus (DPF). Recent interest has developed to demonstrate its potential application as a soft x-ray source. We present the first spectroscopic studies of krypton high energy density plasmas produced on a 3 kJ DPF device in Singapore. In order to diagnose spectral features, and to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of plasma parameters, a new non-local thermodynamic equilibrium L-shell kinetic model for krypton was developed. It has the capability of incorporating hot electrons, with different electron distribution functions, in order to examine the effects that they have on emission spectra. To further substantiate the validity of this model, it is also benchmarked with data gathered from experiments on the electron beam ion trap (EBIT) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where data were collected using the high resolution EBIT calorimeter spectrometer.
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