Plasma Diagnostics
Hot and dense plasmas are of enormous interest in basic physics research because of the multitude of interesting phenomena which arise from them. Moreover, they are of much technological and industrial importance in research areas such as laser fusion, EUV and soft X-ray lasers, lithography, and many other areas well known for concentrated energy densities. Because of their high-energy concentration, these plasmas tend to involve rapid expansions, thus sharpening gradients in density and other parameters.
As hot and dense plasmas become fully ionized, the radiation starts to consist of a broad continuum of bremsstrahlung due to free-electron-ion interactions and narrow line emissions caused by bound-bound transitions in the atoms (ions) of various charge states.
Recommended products include:
PIXIS-XO
- 16-bit digitization provides wide dynamic range and signal-to-noise ratio
- Excellent resolution for spectral analysis
- Ultra-high vacuum compatibility
PI-SX
- 16-bit digitization provides wide dynamic range and signal-to-noise ratio
- Excellent resolution for spectral analysis
- Ultra-high vacuum compatibility
PI-MTE
- Unique design provides worry-free deep cooled CCD operation in vacuum
- Compact mechanical design allows moving camera inside vacuum
- Direct soft X-ray and EUV imaging with B/I CCD without AR coating delivers high-sensitivity with high-dynamic range
- USB 2.0 interface provides plug-and-play computer interface