Simulated performance of the optical Thomson scattering diagnostic designed for the National Ignition Facility

Ross, J. S.; Datte, P.; Divol, L.; Galbraith, J.; Froula, D. H.; Glenzer, S. H.; Hatch, B.; Katz, J.; Kilkenny, J.; Landen, O.; Manuel, A. M.; Molander, W.; Montgomery, D. S.; Moody, J. D.; Swadling, G.; Weaver, J.

doi:10.1063/1.4959568

Title: Simulated performance of the optical Thomson scattering diagnostic designed for the National Ignition Facility

Journal Article · Thu Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4959568· OSTI ID:1360159

Ross, J. S. ^[1]; Datte, P. ^[1]; Divol, L. ^[1]; Galbraith, J. ^[1];

^[2]; Glenzer, S. H. ^[3]; Hatch, B. ^[1]; Katz, J. ^[2]; Kilkenny, J. ^[4];

^[1]; Manuel, A. M. ^[1]; Molander, W. ^[1]; Montgomery, D. S. ^[5]; Moody, J. D. ^[1];

^[1];

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Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Naval Research Lab. (NRL), Washington, DC (United States). Plasma Physics Division

An optical Thomson scattering diagnostic has been designed for the National Ignition Facility to characterize under-dense plasmas. Here, we report on the design of the system and the expected performance for different target configurations. The diagnostic is designed to spatially and temporally resolve the Thomson scattered light from laser driven targets. The diagnostic will collect scattered light from a 50 × 50 × 200 μm volume. The optical design allows operation with different probe laser wavelengths. A deep-UV probe beam (λ₀ = 210 nm) will be used to Thomson scatter from electron plasma densities of ~5 × 10²⁰ cm^-3 while a 3ω probe will be used for plasma densities of ~1 × 10¹⁹ cm^-3. The diagnostic package contains two spectrometers: the first to resolve Thomson scattering from ion acoustic wave fluctuations and the second to resolve scattering from electron plasma wave fluctuations. Expected signal levels relative to background will be presented for typical target configurations (hohlraums and a planar foil).

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1360159

Journal Information:: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 87, Issue 11; ISSN 0034-6748

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

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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