Imaging of high-energy x-ray emission from cryogenic thermonuclear fuel implosions on the NIF

Accurately assessing and optimizing the implosion performance of inertial confinement fusion capsules is a crucial step to achieving ignition on the NIF. We have applied differential filtering (matched Ross filter pairs) to provide broadband time-integrated absolute x-ray self-emission images of the...

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Published in:Review of scientific instruments 2012-10, Vol.83 (10), p.10E115-10E115
Main Authors: Ma, T, Izumi, N, Tommasini, R, Bradley, D K, Bell, P, Cerjan, C J, Dixit, S, Döppner, T, Jones, O, Kline, J L, Kyrala, G, Landen, O L, LePape, S, Mackinnon, A J, Park, H-S, Patel, P K, Prasad, R R, Ralph, J, Regan, S P, Smalyuk, V A, Springer, P T, Suter, L, Town, R P J, Weber, S V, Glenzer, S H
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Summary:Accurately assessing and optimizing the implosion performance of inertial confinement fusion capsules is a crucial step to achieving ignition on the NIF. We have applied differential filtering (matched Ross filter pairs) to provide broadband time-integrated absolute x-ray self-emission images of the imploded core of cryogenic layered implosions. This diagnostic measures the temperature- and density-sensitive bremsstrahlung emission and provides estimates of hot spot mass, mix mass, and pressure.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.4733313