NUKLEONIKA 2006, 51(1):21-28

DENSE PLASMA FOCUS AS A POWERFUL SOURCE OF MONOCHROMATIC X-RAY RADIATION

Alexander V. Dubrovsky1,2, Vladimir A. Gribkov3, Yurii P. Ivanov1, Lesław Karpiński3, Marina A. Orlova4, Vera M. Romanova5, Marek Scholz3, Igor V. Volobuev 5

1 Moscow Physical Society, 53 Leninsky Pr., 119991 Moscow, Russia
2 Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, 25 B. Cheremushkinskaya Str., 117259 Moscow, Russia
3 Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, 23 Hery Str., 01-497 Warsaw, Poland
4 M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Leninskie Gory Str., Bld. 3, Moscow 119899, Russia
5 P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 53 Leninsky Pr., 119991 Moscow, Russia

A review of some experimental results obtained using the dense plasma focus (DPF) device PF-1000 is presented. The copper Ka1,2 radiation line generated by DPF in the case of device anode made of copper was the main object of this study. The predominance of this characteristic radiation over other kinds of radiation in the DPF X-ray spectrum is shown. A brief description of a new DPF 6.0 device as well as a radioenzymology experiment carried out within this device is presented.