Abstract

It has been recognized for several years in the laser-plasma diagnostics development program at LASL that x-ray diagnostics yielding temporal resolution of better than 1 psec and good spatial resolution are critical to the understanding of interactions. Virtually all present ultrafast streak cameras are based upon the RCA C73435 type of shutter tube which was developed over a score of years ago. Efforts in this country and Europe have resulted in a package with 10–20-psec x-ray resolution at best. Among the tube’s weaknesses are its sector-focused electron geometry which requires operation

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