Validating continuum lowering models via multi-wavelength measurements of integrated x-ray emission

X-ray emission spectroscopy is a well-established technique used to study continuum lowering in dense plasmas. It relies on accurate atomic physics models to robustly reproduce high-resolution emission spectra, and depends on our ability to identify spectroscopic signatures such as emission lines or...

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প্রধান লেখক: Kasim, MF, Wark, JS, Vinko, SM
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প্রকাশিত: Springer Nature 2018
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Wark, JS
Vinko, SM
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description X-ray emission spectroscopy is a well-established technique used to study continuum lowering in dense plasmas. It relies on accurate atomic physics models to robustly reproduce high-resolution emission spectra, and depends on our ability to identify spectroscopic signatures such as emission lines or ionization edges of individual charge states within the plasma. Here we describe a method that forgoes these requirements, enabling the validation of different continuum lowering models based solely on the total intensity of plasma emission in systems driven by narrow-bandwidth x-ray pulses across a range of wavelengths. The method is tested on published Al spectroscopy data and applied to the new case of solid-density partially-ionized Fe plasmas, where extracting ionization edges directly is precluded by the significant overlap of emission from a wide range of charge states.
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spelling oxford-uuid:f37c1444-62c8-4bbd-87a9-c4b7dc4f2da82022-03-27T12:12:31ZValidating continuum lowering models via multi-wavelength measurements of integrated x-ray emissionJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:f37c1444-62c8-4bbd-87a9-c4b7dc4f2da8Symplectic Elements at OxfordSpringer Nature2018Kasim, MFWark, JSVinko, SMX-ray emission spectroscopy is a well-established technique used to study continuum lowering in dense plasmas. It relies on accurate atomic physics models to robustly reproduce high-resolution emission spectra, and depends on our ability to identify spectroscopic signatures such as emission lines or ionization edges of individual charge states within the plasma. Here we describe a method that forgoes these requirements, enabling the validation of different continuum lowering models based solely on the total intensity of plasma emission in systems driven by narrow-bandwidth x-ray pulses across a range of wavelengths. The method is tested on published Al spectroscopy data and applied to the new case of solid-density partially-ionized Fe plasmas, where extracting ionization edges directly is precluded by the significant overlap of emission from a wide range of charge states.
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title Validating continuum lowering models via multi-wavelength measurements of integrated x-ray emission
title_full Validating continuum lowering models via multi-wavelength measurements of integrated x-ray emission
title_fullStr Validating continuum lowering models via multi-wavelength measurements of integrated x-ray emission
title_full_unstemmed Validating continuum lowering models via multi-wavelength measurements of integrated x-ray emission
title_short Validating continuum lowering models via multi-wavelength measurements of integrated x-ray emission
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