Narrow bands of soft x-ray radiation emitted by heavy elements au, tl, pb and bi (z=79÷83) for x-ray microscopy in the water window

M. Finkenthal, S. Lippmann, H. W. Moos, P. Mandelbaum

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Abstract

Au, 11, Pb and Bi spectra emitted from high temperature, Te ∼ 1 keV, Texas Experimental Tokamak (TEXT) plasmas have been recorded and analyzed in the 30-50 Å range. Narrow (5-10 Å) and bright quasi-continuous bands originating from 4d104fn-4d94fn+1transitions are emitted below 44 Å by these atoms 25 to 35 times ionized. If laser produced plasmas would be optimized for this emission, the bands could represent bright sources to be used for soft x-ray microscopy in the water window.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)162-166
Number of pages5
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume1140
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Nov 1989
Externally publishedYes

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