Los Alamos Pinhole Camera (LAPC): A new flexible x-ray pinhole camera

Conference · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:243462

Oertel, J A; Peterson, C G

We have recently designed, built and fielded a versatile, multi-channel x-ray pinhole camera. The LAPC was designed to fit into any six inch manipulator (SIM) which is a standardized target chamber diagnostic tube. There are currently compatible SIMs available at the Trident, Omega, and NOVA laser systems. The camera uses 9 pinholes in a 3x3 array to produce images at the film plane. The film housing is designed to hold multiple sheets of stacked x-ray film which also uses a dark-slide to protect the film before exposure. Magnifications of 12, 8, 4 and 2X are selected by slip-on nosecones, which support pinholes, collimators, and blast shields. Individual channel filtering is provided by a 3x3 filterpack containing 9 separate filter sub-packs. Spatial resolution is limited by the pinhole diffraction limit and field of view is dependent on magnification and filterpack diameter.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 243462
• Report Number(s): LA-UR--96-1737; CONF-9606208--4; ON: DE96011299
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
CAMERAS
DESIGN
IMAGE PROCESSING
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
LASER TARGETS
MANIPULATORS
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
X-RAY EQUIPMENT