Spot size diagnostics for flash radiographic X-ray sources at LAPA

Spot size is one of the parameters to characterize the performance of a radiographic X-ray source.It determines the degree of blurring due to magnification directly.In recent years,a variety of measurement methods have been used to diagnose X-ray spot size at Laboratory of Accelerator Physics and Application (LAPA).Computer simulations and experiments showed that using a rolled-edge to measure the spot size are more accurate,and the intensity distribution of X-ray source was obtained by a device with a square aperture.Experimental and simulation results on a flash X-ray source at our laboratory are presented and discussed in this paper.In addition,a new method for time resolved diagnostics of X-ray spot size is introduced too.