L-Shell X-Ray Conversion Yields for Laser-Irradiated Tin and Silver Foils

Figure 1

(a) Top-view schematic of the VULCAN experimental setup, with the Sn or Ag foil target placed in the vacuum chamber. A flat Si spectrometer coupled with an Andor DX435 detector is placed on the rear side of the target foil at 43.5°. Another flat Si spectrometer coupled with an Andor DX420 detector is viewing from the front side of the target foil at an angle of 15.2°. One pinhole setup coupled with an Andor DX435 detector is placed on the rear side at an angle of 30.8°. All the angles are measured from normal to the target plane. An X-ray streak camera (XRSC) recorded both spectral and temporal emission (not shown in the figure). (b) Typical pulse shape for the incident laser beams recorded with an optical streak camera.

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