Next Generation Gamma-Ray Cherenkov Detectors for the National Ignition Facility

Herrmann, Hans W.; Kim, Yong Ho; McEvoy, Aaron Matthew; Zylstra, Alex B.; Young, Carlton S.; Lopez, Frank Edward; Griego, Jeffrey Randall; Fatherley, Valerie E.; Oertel, John A.; Stoeffl, W.; Khater, H.; Hernandez, J.E.; Carpenter, A.; Rubery, M. S.; Horsfield, C. J.; Gales, S.; Leatherland, A.; Hilsabeck, T.; Kilkenny, J. D.; Malone, R. M.; Hares, J. D.; Milnes, J.; Shmayda, W. T.; Stoeckl, C.; Batha, Steven H.

doi:10.1063/1.4962059

Title: Next Generation Gamma-Ray Cherenkov Detectors for the National Ignition Facility

Journal Article · Wed Oct 19 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962059· OSTI ID:1414126

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, Berkshire (United Kingdom)
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
National Security Technologies, LLC. (NSTec), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Kentech Instruments LTD, Wallingford (United Kingdom)
Photeck LTD, Hastings, St Leonards on Sea (United Kingdom)
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics

The newest generation of Gas Cherenkov Detector (GCD-3) employed in Inertial Confinement Fusion experiments at the Omega Laser Facility has provided improved performance over previous generations. Comparison of reaction histories measured using two different deuterium-tritium fusion products, namely gamma rays using GCD and neutrons using Neutron Temporal Diagnostic (NTD), have provided added credibility to both techniques. GCD-3 is now being brought to the National Ignition Facility (NIF) to supplement the existing Gamma Reaction History (GRH-6m) located 6 m from target chamber center (TCC). Initially it will be located in a reentrant well located 3.9 m from TCC. Data from GCD-3 will inform the design of a heavily-shielded “Super” GCD to be located as close as 20 cm from TCC. In conclusion, it will also provide a test-bed for faster optical detectors, potentially lowering the temporal resolution from the current ~100 ps state-of-the-art photomultiplier tubes (PMT) to ~10 ps Pulse Dilation PMT technology currently under development.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396; AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1414126

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1424683

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-16-23956; LLNL-JRNL-737688; TRN: US1800652

Journal Information:: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 87, Issue 11; Conference: High Temperature Plasma Diagnostics, Madison, WI (United States), 5-6 Jun 2016; ISSN 0034-6748

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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