The self-magnetic pinch (SMP) diode1 is an intense flash x-ray radiographic source being developed at Sandia National Laboratories. The diode is capable of less than 3 mm spots and greater than 300 rads measured at 1 meter depending on the diode voltage. The diode is most commonly fielded on the Radiographic Integrated Test Stand (RITS-6), a 7.5 M V, 185 kA inductive voltage adder (IVA) accelerator and has also been tested on the URSA-Minor accelerator, an I VA based on the linear transformer driver (LTD) pulsed power generator at 0.9 and 2 M V. Various test objects including step wedges and resolution targets are used to study the spatial resolution and spectral characteristics of the radiographic system which of necessity include the x-ray source, shielding, and the detector system. These properties can be used to make general predictions of radiographic performance.
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机译：自磁捏（SMP）二极管 1 是在桑迪亚国家实验室开发的强烈闪光X射线射线源。二极管能够小于3mm的斑点，并且根据二极管电压在1米处测量的大于300的RAD。二极管最常见于射线照相集成试验台（射灯-6），7.5 mV，185 kA电感加速器（IVA）加速器，并且还在Ursa-次要的加速器上进行了测试，基于线性的I VA变压器驱动器（LTD）脉冲发电机0.9和2 M V.包括步进楔和分辨率目标的各种测试对象用于研究射线照相系统的空间分辨率和光谱特性，这是必要性的，包括X射线源，屏蔽，和探测器系统。这些属性可用于进行放射线表现的一般预测。
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