Soft x-ray streak camera for laser fusion applications
This thesis reviews the development and significance of the soft x-ray streak camera (SXRSC) in the context of inertial confinement fusion energy development. A brief introduction of laser fusion and laser fusion diagnostics is presented. The need for a soft x-ray streak camera as a laser fusion diagnostic is shown. Basic x-ray streak camera characteristics, design, and operation are reviewed. The SXRSC design criteria, the requirement for a subkilovolt x-ray transmitting window, and the resulting camera design are explained. Theory and design of reflector-filter pair combinations for three subkilovolt channels centered at 220 eV, 460 eV, and 620 eV are also presented. Calibration experiments are explained and data showing a dynamic range of 1000 and a sweep speed of 134 psec/mm are presented. Sensitivity modifications to the soft x-ray streak camera for a high-power target shot are described. A preliminary investigation, using a stepped cathode, of the thickness dependence of the gold photocathode response is discussed. Data from a typical Argus laser gold-disk target experiment are shown.
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6663282
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-52568
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CALIBRATION
CAMERAS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
IMPLOSIONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LASER IMPLOSIONS
LASER TARGETS
LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA
PHOTOGRAPHY
PLASMA
RADIATIONS
STREAK PHOTOGRAPHY
TARGETS
X RADIATION