High resolution time- and 2-dimensional space-resolved x-ray imaging of plasmas at NOVA

Conference · Mon May 11 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:6560822

Landen, O L

A streaked multiple pinhole camera technique, first used by P. Choi et al. to record time- and 2-D space-resolved soft X-ray images of plasma pinches, has been implemented on laser plasmas at NOVA. The instrument is particularly useful for time-resolved imaging of small sources (< 150 [mu]m) such as implosions for which the necessary alignment accuracy is relaxed from [le] 10 [mu]m for a single pinhole, to 200 [mu]m for a nine pinhole column. Results at 20 [mu]m, 30 ps resolution are presented for > 2.5 key imaging, complementing the existing 1--3 key streaked X-ray microscope capabilities at NOVA.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6560822
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-109094; CONF-920362-46; ON: DE93011892
• Resource Relation: Conference: 9. topical conference on high-temperature plasma diagnostics, Santa Fe, NM (United States), 15-19 Mar 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CAMERAS
RESOLUTION
LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
NOVA FACILITY
SPATIAL RESOLUTION
TIME RESOLUTION
X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY
CONFINEMENT
PLASMA
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
SPECTROSCOPY
TIMING PROPERTIES
700320* - Plasma Diagnostic Techniques &amp; Instrumentation- (1992-)
440100 - Radiation Instrumentation