Long-implosion plasma radiation source

Summary form only given. Efficient production of soft X-rays (1 to 5 keV) has been achieved in many laboratories using Z-pinch plasma radiation sources (PRS) driven by short pulses of mega-ampere currents. Empirical and theoretical scaling laws for 8 MA with a rise time of 300 ns, coupling >400 kJ to kinetic energy in the Z-pinch.