Nuclear diagnostics for the National Ignition Facility (invited)

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1319356· OSTI ID:40204857

Murphy, Thomas J; Barnes, Cris W; Berggren, R R; Bradley, P; Caldwell, S E; Chrien, R E; Faulkner, J R; Gobby, P L; Hoffman, N; Jimerson, J L ^[1]

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The National Ignition Facility (NIF), currently under construction at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, will provide unprecedented opportunities for the use of nuclear diagnostics in inertial confinement fusion experiments. The completed facility will provide 2 MJ of laser energy for driving targets, compared to the approximately 40 kJ that was available on Nova and the approximately 30 kJ available on Omega. Ignited NIF targets are anticipated to produce up to 10{sup 19} DT neutrons. In addition to a basic set of nuclear diagnostics based on previous experience, these higher NIF yields are expected to allow innovative nuclear diagnostic techniques to be utilized, such as neutron imaging, recoil proton techniques, and gamma-ray-based reaction history measurements.

• Sponsoring Organization: (US)
• OSTI ID: 40204857
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 72, Issue 1; Other Information: Othernumber: RSINAK000072000001000773000001; 587101CON; PBD: Jan 2001; ISSN 0034-6748
• Publisher: The American Physical Society
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
CONSTRUCTION
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
LASERS
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
NEUTRONS
PHYSICS
PROTONS
TARGETS
US NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY