TIME EVOLUTION OF THE X-RAY-EMISSION FROM A MICROPINCH IN A VACUUM SPARK DISCHARGE

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作者
HEBACH, M [1 ]
ENGEL, A [1 ]
SCHULZ, A [1 ]
LEBERT, R [1 ]
KUNZE, HJ [1 ]
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[1] FRAUNHOFER INST LASERTECH,W-5100 AACHEN,GERMANY
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1993年 / 21卷 / 03期
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10.1209/0295-5075/21/3/010
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The spectrum of the soft-X-ray emission of a Mg-micropinch plasma in a vacuum spark device has been recorded as a function of time, by employing a streak camera. The emission from the He-like ions occurs in two bursts very intense one of approximately 200 ps duration and a second one of lower intensity but with a duration of approximately 400 ps. The observations support the radiative-collapse model as explanation of the micropinching process and of the formation of the tiny hot plasmas of subnanosecond lifetimes.
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