Television system for monitoring target position in laser thermonuclear fusion experiments

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6791351

Vasin, B L; Valuyev, A D; Goryachuk, O L; Danilov, A Y; May, R G; Sklizkov, G V; Fedotov, S I; Chaushanskiy, S A

A four-channel TV system was developed for monitoring the positioning of working thermonuclear fusion targets in three dimensions with an error of + or - 5 micrometers. A target at a distance of from 250 to 350 mm is located in a spatial volume of 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 mm with a magnification of 17 it is set in three coordinates relative to a specified point in a volume of 1 x 1 x 1 mm with a magnification of 250. The configuration of the system using an He-Ne laser is diagrammed and discussed. The spherical targets have diameters of 50 to 800 micrometers. The spatial resolution in the target setting mode is 62 lines/mm. The ultimate magnification of the system is 500 photographs of TV images of polystyrene and glass targets are shown.

• Research Organization: Joint Publications Research Service, Arlington, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6791351
• Report Number(s): N-8422781
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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