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17 March 2005 Novel x-ray imaging diagnostics of high-energy nanosecond pulse accelerators
Graham W. Smith, David E. Beutler, John D. Bell, Calvin L. G. Seymour, Robert J. Hohlfelder, Roque R. Gallegos, John Dudley
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Proceedings Volume 5580, 26th International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.565136
Event: 26th International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics, 2004, Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Abstract
Pioneering x-ray imaging has been undertaken on a number of AWE’s and Sandia National Laboratories’ radiation effects x-ray simulators. These simulators typically yield a single very short (<50ns) pulse of high-energy (MeV endpoint energy bremsstrahlung) x-ray radiation with doses in the kilorad (krad(Si)) region. X-ray source targets vary in size from 2 to 25cm diameter, dependent upon the particular simulator. Electronic imaging of the source x-ray emission under dynamic conditions yields valuable information upon how the simulator is performing. The resultant images are of interest to the simulator designer who may configure new x-ray source converter targets and diode designs. The images can provide quantitative information about machine performance during radiation effects testing of components under active conditions. The effects testing program is a valuable interface for validation of high performance computer codes and models for the radiation effects community. A novel high-energy x-ray imaging spectrometer is described whereby the spectral energy (0.1 to 2.5MeV) profile may be discerned from the digitally recorded and viewable images via a pinhole/scintillator/CCD imaging system and knowledge of the filtration parameters. Unique images, analysis and a preliminary evaluation of the capability of the spectrometer are presented. Further, a novel time resolved imaging system is described that captures a sequence of high spatial resolution temporal images, with zero interframe time, in the nanosecond timeframe, of our source x-rays.
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Graham W. Smith, David E. Beutler, John D. Bell, Calvin L. G. Seymour, Robert J. Hohlfelder, Roque R. Gallegos, and John Dudley "Novel x-ray imaging diagnostics of high-energy nanosecond pulse accelerators", Proc. SPIE 5580, 26th International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics, (17 March 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.565136
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KEYWORDS
Image segmentation

X-ray imaging

X-rays

Scintillators

Cameras

Photons

Imaging systems

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