X-ray Source Characteristics from July 2020 SGEMP Experiments at the National Ignition Facility

Technical Report · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1841956· OSTI ID:1841956

Flanagan, Timothy McGuire ^[1]; May, Mark J. ^[2]; Codding, Paul C. ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

This report details the measured x-ray characteristics radiating from laser targets on 7 shots at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility performed June 30 - July 2, 2020. Generally, the x-ray sources were designed to serve as meaningful drivers of a variety of Radiation Effects Sciences response experiments. Specifically, on these 7 shots, the measured x-ray output characteristics and the response experiments serve as a useful data set for validating performance and informing further development of Sandia National Laboratories' EMPIRE code. We present x-ray measurements and analyses relevant to simulating the System-Generated Electro Magnetic Pulse experiments that also occurred on these shots (described elsewhere). Sufficient detail is provided so that a motivated, but novice, x-ray source user could produce some of these analysis results from raw data on similar x-ray shots.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: NA0003525
• OSTI ID: 1841956
• Report Number(s): SAND2021-12034; 701557
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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