Atmospheric-pressure soft x-ray source for contact microscopy and radiobiology applications

Patrizia Albertano; Mauro Belli; Paolo Di Lazzaro; Anatoly Ya. Faenov; Francesco Flora; Antonio Grilli; Fiorenza Ianzini; Tommaso Letardi; Alessandro Nottola; Libero Palladino; Tatiana A. Pikuz; Armando Reale; Lucia Reale; Anna Scafati; Maria Antonella Tabocchini; I. C. Edmond Turcu; Kostandia Vigli-Papadaki

doi:10.1117/12.279418

14 October 1997 Atmospheric-pressure soft x-ray source for contact microscopy and radiobiology applications

Patrizia Albertano, Mauro Belli, Paolo Di Lazzaro, Anatoly Ya. Faenov, Francesco Flora, Antonio Grilli, Fiorenza Ianzini, Tommaso Letardi, Alessandro Nottola, Libero Palladino, Tatiana A. Pikuz, Armando Reale, Lucia Reale, Anna Scafati, Maria Antonella Tabocchini, I. C. Edmond Turcu, Kostandia Vigli-Papadaki

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Proceedings Volume 3157, Applications of X Rays Generated from Lasers and Other Bright Sources; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279418
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A large volume non-conventional XeCl excimer laser (HERCULES) emitting long pulses (from 10 ns up to 120 ns at a wavelength of 308 nm) has been used to drive a soft x-ray plasma source. The x-rays pulse duration and the energy conversion efficiency in different spectral regions have been measured; x-rays emission lasting up to 100 ns has been obtained in the 70 eV region. The dependence of x-ray pulse duration on the size of the laser spot is discussed. The x- ray source can be operated both in vacuum and in helium at atmospheric pressure. This allows irradiating over a large area both for contact microscopy of living specimens (up to 1 mm² windows) and for radiobiology (up to some cm² windows). The experimental results obtained for these two applications as well as for radiographic images of living insects are discussed.

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Patrizia Albertano, Mauro Belli, Paolo Di Lazzaro, Anatoly Ya. Faenov, Francesco Flora, Antonio Grilli, Fiorenza Ianzini, Tommaso Letardi, Alessandro Nottola, Libero Palladino, Tatiana A. Pikuz, Armando Reale, Lucia Reale, Anna Scafati, Maria Antonella Tabocchini, I. C. Edmond Turcu, and Kostandia Vigli-Papadaki "Atmospheric-pressure soft x-ray source for contact microscopy and radiobiology applications", Proc. SPIE 3157, Applications of X Rays Generated from Lasers and Other Bright Sources, (14 October 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279418

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