感应电压叠加器驱动阳极杆箍缩二极管型脉冲X射线源

 介绍了自行研制的用于闪光照相且基于感应电压叠加器和阳极杆箍缩二极管的X射线源的组成、结构和主要参数。输出电压3 MV的Marx发生器给阻抗7.8 Ω水介质脉冲形成线充电,产生脉宽约70 ns,电压约1 MV的高功率脉冲,经过峰化开关和预脉冲开关后分成3路馈入三级感应电压叠加器感应腔进行电压叠加,感应电压叠加器次级采用真空绝缘传输线,阻抗从40 Ω变成60 Ω,驱动阳极杆箍缩二极管,二极管阴极为石墨,阳极为直径1.2 mm的钨杆,石墨阴极产生的电子束在电流自磁场作用下发生箍缩,轰击阳极,产生小焦斑脉冲Ｘ射线。该装置在Marx充电电压为±35 kV时,二极管电压约2.0 MV,二极管电流约为50 kA,半高宽约80 ns;X射线半高宽约为40 ns,剂量约为28 mGy,焦斑约为0.95 mm。利用该X射线源拍摄到了炸药爆炸产生的层裂碎片不同飞行时间的图像。     

Efficiency of a planar diode with an explosive emission cathode under the conditions of delayed plasma formation

The energy and current balances in the diode unit of a high-current pulsed electron accelerator (350–500 keV, 60 ns, 250 J per pulse) are compared for an explosive emission cathode (made of graphite, copper, or carbon felt) and a multipoint (graphite or copper) cathode. The planar diode with the continuous cathode is shown to be more efficient in terms of conversion of the applied energy to electron energy (more than 90%) despite a delay in the plasma surface formation. With the impedance of the planar diode matched to the output resistance of the nanosecond generator, the efficiency of the diode does not depend on the time of plasma formation on the cathode. In the case of the graphite cathode, the plasma formation delay reduces the fraction of slow electrons in the forming electron beam and reduces electron losses in anode foil when the beam is extracted from the vacuum space of the diode chamber into the reactor.     

Hard X-ray source based on low-impedance rod pinch diode

The results of experiments on the formation of a low-impedance diode in a rod pinch diode configuration preliminarily short-circuited by a radial foil have been described. The low-impedance diode is formed as a result of detachment of the foil (accelerated by the current of a high-current generator) from the anode rod. It has been shown that, by changing the shape of the anode tip, the thickness of the aluminum foil, and its position relative to the anode tip as by reconnecting the current via the foil and rod plasma, it is possible to obtain from one to several sequential hard X-ray pulses.     

Analysis of characteristic X-ray generation induced by laser plasma electrons accelerated by an electric field

The results of experiments devoted to the study of spectral, spatial, and time characteristics of a spectrally bright point x-ray source based on a vacuum diode with a laser-plasma cathode and a titanium needle anode with a photon energy approximately equal to 4.5 keV are presented. The experimental results revealed a considerable difference between the electron emission from laser plasma in a strong electric field and the explosive electron emission and demonstrated the effectiveness of laser plasma as an electron source. The optimization of the laser radiation power density, the accelerating voltage, and the interelectrode spacing made it possible to create a point x-ray source whose spectral brightness exceeds available sources in the class of small-size pulse x-ray instruments (tubes with explosive cathodes). It has been proved experimentally that the maximum contrast of the characteristic lines of the anode material is attained in the case of an optimal choice of accelerating voltage. The x-ray source has the following parameters: (1) spectral brightness of the K-lines of titanium of the order of 10²¹ photons/cm² s sr keV; (2) emitting region size of 250 mm; and (3) laser pulse duration less than 20 ns.     

X-ray source for irradiation of large-area objects

The results of experiments with a three-ring large-area diode that were conducted on an MIG pulse generator are reported. The MIG generator makes it possible to produce in a matched load electrical pulses up to 2 TW in power with an FWHM of 50–60 ns (1.2–1.4 TW and 80–90 ns in our experiments). In the operating mode of the generator, the current amplitude through the load is 2 MA (the current of a relativistic electron beam) at a diode voltage of ≈ 500 kV. As a load, a large-area vacuum diode with three ring-shaped cathodes is used. It is shown that about 20% of the energy stored in the capacitor bank can be converted to the energy of a relativistic electron beam by matching the output resistance of the MIG generator to the load resistance. When the beam slows down on a condensed foil target, the parameters of the resulting source are the following: the mean energy of X-ray quanta is ≈ 70 keV; irradiated area, 500 cm²; pulse FWHM, 65 ns; energy flux in the spectrum, 2 J/cm²; and percentage of X-ray radiation (10–100 keV) in the flux, ≈ 50%.     

Analysis of parameters of an electron beam from a plasma-filled diode

We analyze the properties of a high-current electron beam formed in an electron source based on a plasma-filled diode and a linear pulsed transformer. The beam parameters are determined by measuring bremsstrahlung X-rays and the beam current, as well as the photographs of the diode gap in the optical range, of the anode in X-rays, and beam autographs. A beam with a current of ～100 kA and a mean electron energy exceeding 0.7 MeV for an accelerating voltage amplitude of ～1 MV is obtained. The diameter of the generated beam is ～1 cm. The electron beam from the plasma-filled diode makes it possible to attain a high anode power density (>10¹⁰ W/cm²) for exciting shock waves, for obtaining high pressures, and for generating powerful X-rays.     

双脉冲电子束源实验研究

 利用现有2MeV直线感应注入器，通过改造，将其次级功率源和8个感应腔分成2组，使之交替工作，建立了一台双脉冲电子束源。二极管电压脉冲幅度达到1MeV，电子束脉冲持续时间为120ns，脉冲间隔可以根据需要在100~500ns间进行调节。实验结果表明：该双脉冲电子束源可以产生双脉冲电子束，其电压幅度差值小于2%，束流可达3kA，并且工作稳定，利用该装置可以进行多脉冲二极管物理和天鹅绒多脉冲发射特性实验研究。     

Soft X-ray radiation due to a nanosecond diffuse discharge in atmospheric-pressure air

A source of soft X-rays with an effective photon energy of 9 keV and a subnanosecond pulse width is built around a gas diode filled with atmospheric-pressure air and a UAEB-150 generator. A collector placed behind a grounded mesh electrode detects an electron beam and a pulse with positive polarity, the latter being due to an electric field surrounding the mesh. It is shown that the intensity of soft X-rays from the gas-diode-based source depends on the material of a massive potential anode; namely, it grows with an increase in the atomic number of the cathode material. In the case of a tantalum anode, X-ray photons with an effective energy of 9 and 17 keV contribute to the exposure dose.     

Characteristics of polymer velvet as field emitters under high-current pulsed discharge

In this paper we investigated the surface morphology and emission property of polymer velvet in a cathode test system powered by a ∼400 ns, ∼400 kV pulsed generator. After a series of pulse shots, the velvet surface exhibited an obvious decrease in the amount of emitters, namely, the smoothing of microprotrusions, indicating a lower field enhancement factor or a higher turn-on electric field than that for no shots. As the velvet cathode lifetime proceeded, the beam degradation was observed in terms of the voltage pulse length, maximum emission current, and rise time of diode current. Further, the average current density significantly decreased during a 100 pulse shot test, from 280 to 160 A/cm². The surface discharge caused many plasma spots on the velvet surface. The cathode plasma expands towards the anode, directly leading to the diode gap closure. The degradation in the velvet performance after high-current emission may be related to this behavior of cathode plasma. Finally, the electron emission mechanisms, how to affect the surface morphology of velvet, are presented.     

High-resolution X-ray projection radiography of a pin cathode in a high-current vacuum diode using X-pinch radiation

To study processes in a high-current vacuum diode with a cathode in the form of a single pin made of a metallic wire 20–30 μm in diameter, the method of high-resolution projection X-ray radiography with an X-pinch as a source has been used. A strong inhomogeneity of the energy contribution to the wire has been revealed. The smallest energy release has been observed near the end of the pin, where the electric field strength is maximal. Hard X rays, as well as the ejection of matter from the anode, have been observed, indicating the generation of an electron beam with the parameters characteristic of explosive electron emission in the diode with this configuration. The data obtained indicate complex processes occurring in the diode. Possible scenarios of their development have been considered.     

同心度对杆箍缩二极管物理特性的影响

闪光X射线照相是获得高凝聚态物质内部物理图像的重要手段,阳极杆箍缩二极管是X射线源的重要组成部分之一,其设计直接影响X射线源稳定性。由于受装置结构及真空等因素的影响,使得阴阳极几何中心同心存在一定的困难。因此,评估同心偏差对二极管物理特性的影响,对提高闪光X射线源稳定性具有重要的意义。针对阴阳极几何中心同心偏差问题开展实验研究,分别取三种同心偏差度(小于1%,15.02%和22.92%)状态。在1 MV电压下获得了不同同心偏差度下二极管电参数特性,并在此基础上结合理论模型分析了同心偏差度对二极管物理特性及电极等离子体扩散速度的影响。研究结果表明,随着同心偏差度增加,磁绝缘阶段阻抗下降率及等离子体扩散速度呈非线性增加,同时造成该阶段二极管阻抗与脉冲驱动源输出阻抗失配严重,降低了二极管与脉冲驱动源的能量耦合效率。     

1.064μm半导体激光脉冲种子源的设计

设计了一种运用于MOPA（master optical parameter amplifier）系统的半导体激光种子源。研制了高速大电流驱动模块和任意波形发生器,实验采用1.064μm QW-DFB的大功率半导体激光器,得到了脉冲光功率优于200mW,脉冲宽度1.5ns～1μs和重复频率1kHz～1MHz可调的半导体激光脉冲种子源。     

450 kV数字化X光照相诊断系统

介绍了450 kV数字化X光照相诊断系统的研制,该系统由450 kV脉冲X光机和抗辐照X光CCD相机组成。450 kV脉冲X光机输出的X射线脉冲半高宽为40 ns,1 m处剂量为5.210-6 C/kg,焦斑2~5 mm,2.5 m处可穿透20 mm的Fe。抗辐照X光CCD相机接收X光能谱范围为10~450 keV,有效成像面积最高可达100 mm100 mm,空间分辨率最高可达3 lp/mm,具有很强的抗电磁干扰能力。进行爆轰实验时在总防护为40 mm铝板的情况下,450 kV数字化X光照相诊断系统的照相视场可视范围超过70 mm,空间分辨率优于1.2 lp/mm。     

4MV/80kA IVA型脉冲X射线照相装置研制进展

介绍了西北核技术研究院研制的4 MV脉冲X射线闪光照相装置("剑光二号")系统组成和实验结果。装置基于感应电压叠加器(IVA)驱动阳极杆箍缩二极管(RPD)技术,主要由前级脉冲功率源、感应电压叠加器和RPD等组成。前级脉冲功率源由两台3.2 MV低电感Marx发生器和四路同轴水介质线组成。每台Marx同时给两路脉冲形成线(特征阻抗6Ω、电气长度30 ns)充电,充电峰值时间约370 ns。每路水介质线采用两级脉冲压缩,为感应腔馈入约1 MV/160 kA/60 ns电脉冲。电触发SF6气体开关、自击穿水开关分别用作主同步开关和脉冲陡化开关。感应电压叠加器采用四级1.5 MV感应腔串联,每级感应腔采用单点馈入结构。次级采用真空绝缘传输线实现电压叠加和功率传输,特征阻抗由30Ω线性增大至120Ω。采用4 MV电压下综合性能较优的RPD来产生强脉冲X射线。装置目前达到技术指标:输出电压4.3 MV、脉冲前沿(10%~90%)21 ns、半高宽约70 ns、二极管电流85 kA,X射线半高宽约55 ns,整机延时(从Marx触发器输出到X射线产生)约749 ns,标准偏差约7 ns。当RPD阳极采用直径2 mm钨针时,正前方1 m处剂量约15.5 rad(LiF),正向焦斑约1.4 mm。     

用于空间X射线通信的栅极控制脉冲发射源研究

利用X射线作为载波实现空间远距离、高速率的信息传输已引起研究者的关注,这项技术的发展将对拓宽电磁波频谱的使用范围具有积极意义.针对X射线通信地面模拟真空实验系统对信号发射源的需求,设计了一种栅极控制X射线源.该X射线源是在传统X射线管的基础上,增加了电压控制栅极,通过改变栅极电压实现X射线的脉冲发射.利用三维电磁场仿真软件CST粒子工作室设计了实验样管,模拟计算了管内的电位分布、电子运动轨迹、实际焦斑大小和打靶电子数.仿真结果表明,实际焦斑大小约为0.4 mm×4 mm,栅极开启电压和截止电压分别为0和-10 V.实验测试了样管特性,测试结果与仿真结果符合得很好,并且在X射线真空实验系统中实现了数字信号传输.     

150kV脉冲X射线测试系统

基于Marx发生器原理设计了150kV脉冲X射线测试系统,该系统采用正负极充电的双边Marx发生器线路,Marx发生器设计为15级同轴结构,采用紧凑低电感设计来获得窄脉冲的输出。实验结果表明,X光机设计合理,获得了窄脉宽、高幅度的高压脉冲输出:在充电电压为20kV的情况下,X射线管电压150kV;X射线脉宽约60ns;25cm处剂量约7.8×10-6 C/kg;焦斑直径2.5mm。搭配计算机X射线摄影系统,成像面积可达30cm×40cm,分辨力大于1lp/mm,可以满足一般低能闪光照相的需要。     

Soft X-ray emissions by high-current vacuum discharges

Soft X-ray emissions by Z-pinch discharge between vacuum spark electrodes are examined. Mainly aluminum and molybdenum were utilized to generate soft X-rays, and emissions resulted for pulse currents of about 150 kA. These emissions increased as the discharge current increased. A large X-ray intensity was obtained when a spherical anode and a conical cathode were used. A stable spot plasma was produced for an electrode separation distance of 2 mm. For molybdenum, the X-ray emission of the 0.52-nm line and continuous X-rays of 0.65-1.2 nm were observed. The X-ray continuum was assumed to be a recombination continuum. For aluminum alloy containing magnesium, the 0.62-, 0.66-, 0.72-, 0.78-, and 0.92-nm lines were observed. The experimental results indicate that vacuum spark is a potential exposure source for X-ray lithography     

Electromagnetic radiation of a nanosecond discharge in an open gas-filled diode

The properties of the discharge in and radiation from an open gas-filled diode to which high-voltage nanosecond pulses are applied from the RADAN-220 generator are studied. Electromagnetic radiation in the X-ray, UV, visible, and near-IR ranges of the spectrum, as well as high-power subnanosecond (0.5-to 0.7-ns-long) pulses of ultra-wide-band (UWB) electromagnetic radiation, are recorded when a diffuse discharge is initiated in atmospheric pressure air. For the coaxial cathode and anode, the open gas diode emits radially polarized UWB pulses, whereas for the cathode in the form of a segment, the UWB radiation is linearly polarized. The effective potential for both designs of the diode is ER = 6 kV. It is shown that the plasma in the discharge gap serves as a source of soft X rays and the metallic anode generates hard X rays.     

长脉冲高阻抗强流电子束二极管

 介绍了强光一号加速器长脉冲功率系统；分析了强光一号加速器长脉冲轴向绝缘高阻抗电子束二极管的管绝缘体和真空磁绝缘传输线的结构与绝缘性能；阐述了二极管工作阻抗和阴阳极的设计原则，给出了设计参数。实验研究表明：二极管电压0.75~2.6MV，电流65~85kA，电压幅值对应的工作阻抗14~44Ω，输出轫致辐射脉冲宽度100~400ns，100 cm²输出窗口的轫致辐射剂量率10⁸~2×10⁹Gy/s。     

猝发强流多脉冲电子束源物理设计

给出一台脉冲间隔100～1 000 ns、脉冲数2~5个、二极管电压3 MV、引出束流强度2.5 kA的猝发多脉冲电子束源的物理设计及初步调试结果。在设计中,采用感应叠加和阻抗匹配方案获得二极管高电压脉冲;试验中分别采用天鹅绒和大发射面储备式热阴极获得猝发多脉冲电子束。调试结果表明:采用大发射面热阴极可避免阴极等离子体产生,确保二极管在猝发多脉冲状态下稳定运行。初步调试获得大于2.7 MV猝发三脉冲二极管高压,并获得1.6 kA的三脉冲电子束流。