Implementation of imaging Thomson scattering on the Omega Laser

Journal Article · Sun Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2220077· OSTI ID:20861227

Ross, J S; Froula, D H; Mackinnon, A J; Sorce, C; Meezan, N; Glenzer, S H; Armstrong, W; Bahr, R; Huff, R; Thorp, K ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551 (United States)

Imaging Thomson scattering has been implemented on the Omega Laser facility at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester [J. M. Soures et al., Laser and Particle Beams 11, 317 (1993)]. Using a high-resolution spectrometer and an intensified charge-coupled device, the electron temperature profile, ranging from 1.5 to 3 keV, was measured along the axis of a CH gas-filled hohlraum. The system integrates over 200 ps a region 2 mm in length and has a spatial resolution of 50 {mu}m and a spectral resolution of 0.027 nm. Data obtained from this diagnostic are compared to hydrodynamic simulations.

• OSTI ID: 20861227
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 77, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2220077; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICES
ION TEMPERATURE
KEV RANGE 01-10
LASERS
PARTICLE BEAMS
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
PLASMA SIMULATION
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
SPECTROMETERS
THOMSON SCATTERING