Five-frame, x-ray camera for charged particle, inertial confinement fusion studies

Journal Article · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1136203· OSTI ID:5551683

Fehl, D L; Chang, J; Kuswa, G W; Mendel, C W

A prototype framing x-ray camera has been developed for photographic studies of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) targets irradiated by charged particle beams. Electron images from five, independently gated, microchannel plates are transported out of the radiation field by means of a toroidal magnetic field and are permanently recorded on film. The calculated, effective exposure time is < or =5 ns (FWHM), and the resolution at the object is presently limited by the x-ray pinhole optics to approx.0.5 mm. Time-resolved photographic studies have been made of luminous targets irradiated by pulsed electron and ion beams. The camera has also been adapted for single frame, x-radiographic studies of nonluminous imploding targets.

• Research Organization: Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185
• OSTI ID: 5551683
• Journal Information: Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States), Journal Name: Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States) Vol. 51:3; ISSN RSINA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ANNULAR SPACE
BEAMS
CAMERAS
CHARGED PARTICLES
CONFIGURATION
CONFINEMENT
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
ELECTRON TUBES
IMAGES
IMPLOSIONS
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
ION BEAMS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
IRRADIATION
LEPTON BEAMS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MICROCHANNEL ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
PARTICLE BEAMS
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
PULSES
RADIATIONS
RESOLUTION
TARGETS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS
TIME RESOLUTION
TIMING PROPERTIES
TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION
X RADIATION