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Title: Talbot-Lau x-ray deflectometer: Refraction-based HEDP imaging diagnostic

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0043655· OSTI ID:1837686
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  1. Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States)
  2. Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
  3. Univ. of California San Diego, CA (United States)
  4. Univ. de Bordeaux-CNRS-CEA, Talence (France)
  5. Pontificia Univ. Catolica de Chile, Santiago (Chile)
  6. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
  7. General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
  8. CEA-CESTA (France)

Talbot-Lau x-ray interferometry has been implemented to map electron density gradients in High Energy Density Physics (HEDP) experiments. X-ray backlighter targets have been evaluated for Talbot-Lau X-ray Deflectometry (TXD). Cu foils, wires, and sphere targets have been irradiated by 10–150 J, 8–30 ps laser pulses, while two pulsed-power generators (~350 kA, 350 ns and ~200 kA, 150 ns) have driven Cu wire, hybrid, and laser-cut x-pinches. A plasma ablation front generated by the Omega EP laser was imaged for the first time through TXD for densities >1023 cm–3. Backlighter optimization in combination with x-ray CCD, image plates, and x-ray film has been assessed in terms of spatial resolution and interferometer contrast for accurate plasma characterization through TXD in pulsed-power and high-intensity laser environments. Furthermore, the results obtained thus far demonstrate the potential of TXD as a powerful diagnostic for HEDP.

Research Organization:
Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States); Univ. of California San Diego, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0003882; NA0003842; NA0002955; SC0020005; 1171412; NA0004028
OSTI ID:
1837686
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1797613; OSTI ID: 1887291
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 92, Issue 6; ISSN 0034-6748
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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