Highly resolved, monochromatic, x-ray images of laser-produced plasmas through the single-crystal double-reflection spectrometer

The double-reflection method is used to produce highly collimated x-ray spectra, down to less than 0.1 mrad, from laser-produced plasmas. Thus images of the plasmas are obtained for each wavelength. He-like and Li-like transitions from sulfur and titanium are shown. The first results give the different sizes of the volumes in the plasmas emitting the various species of ions.