X-ray sensors for intense pulses

"Advanced types of x-ray sensors are usually developed first to measure the energyof single photons, but the new materials are only rarely applied to high intensityradiation pulses as occur in nuclear explosions, or in radiation simulators. We willfirst determine the properties that make single-photon sensors suitable for measuringhigh intensity x-ray pulses, and test the most promising materials on radiationsimulators to verify the predictions. Later on we will use the new detectors inradiation simulator diagnostics. Increased selection for nuclear explosion monitors on satellites, andoptions for diagnosing the x-ray pulse from radiation simulators used in testingthe hardness of BMDO assets."