Dynamics of Pulsed X-Ray Radiation of a Plasma Micropinch Discharge

A complex of diagnostic equipment has been created and a measurement procedure has been developed for a multi-channel scintillation X-ray spectrometer with nanosecond time resolution in the energy range of 2–70 keV. The dynamics of the spectral composition of pulsed X-ray plasma of a micropinch discharge has been studied using a “low-inductance vacuum spark” facility. The conducted studies made possible to obtain experimental results of the dynamics of the electron temperature Te of plasma during micropinch discharge and to determine the sequence of formation of hard X-ray radiation.