X-ray generation from laser-produced plasmas and its atomic-number dependence

TLDR: In this article, the x-ray generation from laser plasmas is performed by using a picosecond high-power laser and the intensity of emitted x rays shows a periodic variation as a function of the atomic number of target materials.

Abstract: Experimental studies of the x-ray generation from laser plasmas are performed by using a picosecond high-power laser The intensity of emitted x rays shows a periodic variation as a function of the atomic number of target materials Calculations based on the transient collisional-radiative model, rather than the conventional steady-state coronal model, are carried out Experimental and computational results show good agreement with each other, and indicate the importance of the transient nature of multiple-ionization processes The dependence of hot-electron temperature on the atomic number is briefly discussed