Energetic Photons From Transient Plasma Discharges

An overview of the plasma based sources of energetic photons, ranging from UV to hard X-rays, developed in GREMI is proposed. Each source principle is shortly described and applications of these specially designed sources are documented. The possibility of producing energetic photons over a very broad wavelength domain, together with the versatility of the mode of operations allow for a very large range of applications. The matching of the photon energy, the pulse repetition rate, the short duration, of a few nanosecond, of photon pulses offer for instance unique possibility for fast dynamic study, low Z element spray characterization, X-ray fluorescence of dense targets, lithography issues, and UV VUV radiating plasma optimization.