Investigation of picosecond framing camera

A new method of x-ray picosecond framing photography was proposed to obtain four frame images.This method uses a double-pinholes x-ray imaging system and an image tube with a deflection shutter system which consists of a pair of shutter plates, two pair of separating plates, double-slits aperture and a pair of compensating plates.A ramp voltage is applied on the shutter and compensating plates. The framing tube with internal MCP intensifier was manufactured.Static resolution of 20 lp/mm was identified using a X-ray source.The obtained four frame quasi-static images with repetitive exposure showed the reality of the new framing concept.The dynamic characteristics of the camera were measured with X-ray emission from laser plasma. Four frame images have been obtained with “170 ps exposure time for each image and “3 lp/mm spatial resolution.