Spatially resolved high resolution x-ray spectroscopy for magnetically confined fusion plasmas (invited)

2008 ◽  
Vol 79 (10) ◽  
pp. 10E302 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ince-Cushman ◽  
J. E. Rice ◽  
M. Bitter ◽  
M. L. Reinke ◽  
K. W. Hill ◽  
...  
1983 ◽  
Vol 102 ◽  
pp. 391-396
Author(s):  
James A. Ionson

The solar-coronal complex is the only astrophysical system whose X-ray structure has to some degree been spatially resolved. The most important lesson that we have learned from these relatively high-resolution observations is that the corona is highly structured, comprising a variety of closed, loop-like regions of enhanced radiative output. Furthermore, coronal radiation loops are now known to be spatially coincident with magnetic loops which confine the radiating plasma.


2000 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 3042-3052 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. May ◽  
K. Fournier ◽  
D. Pacella ◽  
H. Kroegler ◽  
J. Rice ◽  
...  

1983 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 253-260
Author(s):  
W. H.-M. Ku ◽  
K. Long ◽  
R. Pisarski ◽  
M. Vartanian

High quality X-ray spectral and imaging observations of the Cygnus Loop have been obtained with three different instruments. The High Resolution Imager (HRI) on the Einstein Observatory was used to obtain arcsecond resolution images of select bright regions in the Cygnus Loop which permit detailed comparisons between the X-ray, optical, and radio structure of the Loop. The Imaging Proportional Counter (IPC) on the Einstein Observatory was used to obtain an arcminute resolution map of essentially the full Loop structure. Finally, an Imaging Gas Scintillation Proportional Counter (IGSPC), carried aloft by a sounding rocket last fall, obtained modest resolution, spatially resolved spectrophotometry of the Cygnus Loop. An X-ray map of the Loop in the energy of the 0 VIII line was obtained. These data combine to yield a very powerful probe of the abundance, temperature, and density distribution of material in the supernova remnant, and in the interstellar medium.


2014 ◽  
Vol 85 (11) ◽  
pp. 11D612 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. W. Hill ◽  
M. Bitter ◽  
L. Delgado-Aparacio ◽  
P. Efthimion ◽  
N. A. Pablant ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 1493-1498
Author(s):  
◽  
PIERRE COLIN ◽  
MATTHIAS BEILICKE ◽  
FREDERICK DAVIES ◽  
D. E. HARRIS ◽  
...  

M 87 is the first and brightest radio galaxy detected in the TeV regime. It is the closest extragalactic object showing variability and the only one that does not have its jet pointing toward the line of sight. The structure of the M 87 jet is spatially resolved in X-ray, optical and radio observations. Time correlation between the TeV flux and emission at other wavelengths provides a unique opportunity to localize the VHE emission process occurring in active galaxy nuclei. For 10 years, M87 has been monitored in the TeV band by imaging air Cherenkov telescopes (IACT) as well as in X-ray, optical and radio bands. In 2008, the three main IACTs, H.E.S.S./MAGIC/VERITAS, coordinated their observations in a joint campaign. In February, high TeV activities with rapid flares have been detected. Contemporaneously, M 87 was observed with high resolution instruments in the X-ray (Chandra) and Radio band (VLBA).


2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (S264) ◽  
pp. 146-149
Author(s):  
Thomas R. Ayres

AbstractThe main AB pair of the nearby Alpha Centauri triple system has one of the most extensive X-ray records of any cosmic object, stretching over three decades. The primary, α Cen A (G2V), is a near twin of the Sun, with a similarly soft (1–2 MK) corona. The secondary, α Cen B (K1V), is more active than the Sun, with a generally harder coronal spectrum. Here, spatially resolved measurements of the pair by Chandra's High Resolution Camera are compared, on a common basis, with previous pointings from ROSAT and XMM-Newton.


2010 ◽  
Vol 81 (10) ◽  
pp. 10E312 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Zając ◽  
J. Rzadkiewicz ◽  
O. Rosmej ◽  
M. Scholz ◽  
Zhao Yongtao ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maheswar Nayak ◽  
P. C. Pradhan ◽  
G. S. Lodha ◽  
A. Sokolov ◽  
F. Schäfers

Abstract We present precise measurements of atomic distributions of low electron density contrast at a buried interface using soft x-ray resonant scattering. This approach allows one to construct chemically and spatially highly resolved atomic distribution profile upto several tens of nanometer in a non-destructive and quantitative manner. We demonstrate that the method is sensitive enough to resolve compositional differences of few atomic percent in nano-scaled layered structures of elements with poor electron density differences (0.05%). The present study near the edge of potential impurities in soft x-ray range for low-Z system will stimulate the activity in that field.


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