Development of an x-ray imaging system for the Laser Megajoule (LMJ)

Journal Article · Fri Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3475788· OSTI ID:22058732

Turk, G; Reverdin, C; Gontier, D; Darbon, S ^[1]; Dujardin, C; Ledoux, G ^[2]; Hamel, M; Simic, V; Normand, S ^[3]

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1. CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon (France)
2. Universite de Lyon, Universite Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5620, LPCML, Villeurbanne (France)
3. CEA, LIST, Laboratoire Capteurs et Architectures Electroniques, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex (France)

This imaging system aims at recording images of the core size and shape of an imploding deuterium-tritium (DT) microballoon on LMJ inertial confinement fusion (ICF) experiments. Image acquisition is difficult due to the harsh surrounding created by the fusion reaction, which affects system specifications. This one is made of a scintillator, an optical relay, and a CCD camera shielded from the surrounding. The system was tested on different facilities at CEA/DIF, where a spatial resolution of 120 {mu}m was achieved and gamma dose up to 20 rad effects were measured. Setup and performed test are described.

• OSTI ID: 22058732
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 81, Issue 10; Other Information: (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CAMERAS
CEA
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICES
DEUTERIUM
ICF DEVICES
IMAGES
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
LASERS
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
SPECIFICATIONS
TRITIUM
X RADIATION