  A novel X-ray diagnostic of laser-fusion plasmas is described, allowing 2D
monochromatic images of hot, dense plasmas to be obtained in any X-ray photon
energy range, over a large domain, on a single-shot basis. The device (named
Energy-encoded Pinhole Camera - EPiC) is based upon the use of an array of many
pinholes coupled to a large area CCD camera operating in the single-photon
mode. The available X-ray spectral domain is only limited by the Quantum
Efficiency of scientific-grade X-ray CCD cameras, thus extending from a few keV
up to a few tens of keV. Spectral 2D images of the emitting plasma can be
obtained at any X-ray photon energy provided that a sufficient number of
photons had been collected at the desired energy. Results from recent ICF
related experiments will be reported in order to detail the new diagnostic.
