Optimizing Data Recording for the NIF Core Diagnostic X-ray Streak Camera

Conference · Tue Jun 13 04:00:00 EDT 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1318263· OSTI ID:15013186

Kalantar, D H; Bell, P M; Perry, T S; Sewall, N; Diamond, C; Piston, K

The x-ray streak camera is an important instrument for recording a continuous time history of x-ray emitted from laser target experiments. X-ray streak cameras were used to diagnose experiments in inertially confined fusion and high energy density sciences on the Nova laser. These streak cameras are now used for similar experiments conducted at the OMEGA laser facility, and cameras of this type will be used for experiments on the National Ignition Facility (NIF). The Nova x-ray streak cameras (SSCs) used a sealed optical image intensifier coupled to film to record the streaked x-ray data. In order to develop the core x-ray streak camera for NIF (ref Kimbrough) using a CCD based recording system, we evaluate the performance of the SSCs under a variety of detector configurations. We performed laboratory bench characterization tests of the SSCs to measure the spatial resolution and to evaluate the dynamic range and signal to noise for different configurations of the SSC. We present results of these tests here.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 15013186
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-138107
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
CAMERAS
ENERGY DENSITY
IMAGE INTENSIFIERS
LASER TARGETS
LASERS
PERFORMANCE
RECORDING SYSTEMS
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
STREAK CAMERAS
US NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY