High-energy, high-resolution x-ray imaging on the Trident short-pulse laser facility
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
With the completion of the Trident laser facility upgrade, 200 TW high-energy laser pulses are now capable of producing x-ray pulses with energies in the range of 15-40 keV, which will be used for high-spatial resolution radiography. A diagnostic suite is being developed on the laser system to investigate and characterize the x-ray emission from high-Z targets. This includes charge coupled device based single-photon counters, imaging plates, a high-energy electronic imager, spectral diagnostics, and optical and x-ray spot size diagnostics. We describe recent x-ray results from a commissioning campaign as well as describe the development and design of a high-energy spectrometer. X-ray radiographs taken at 22 keV with a spatial resolution of 25 {mu}m are a first demonstration on this facility of high-energy, high-spatial resolution capability.
- OSTI ID:
- 21266567
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 79, Issue 10; Conference: HTPD08: 17. topical conference on high-temperature plasma diagnostics, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 11-15 May 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2965012; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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