Yield degradation due to laser drive asymmetry in D3He backlit proton radiography experiments at OMEGA

Johnson, T. M.; Birkel, A.; Ramirez, H. E.; Sutcliffe, G. D.; Adrian, P. J.; Glebov, V. Yu.; Sio, H.; Gatu Johnson, M.; Frenje, J. A.; Petrasso, R. D.; Li, C. K.

doi:10.7910/DVN/NOSS9I

Title: Yield degradation due to laser drive asymmetry in D3He backlit proton radiography experiments at OMEGA

Abstract

Mono-energetic proton radiography is a vital diagnostic for numerous high-energy-density-physics, inertial-confinement-fusion, and laboratory-astrophysics experiments at OMEGA. With a large number of campaigns executing hundreds of shots, general trends in D3He backlighter performance are statistically observed. Each experimental configuration uses a different number of beams and drive symmetry, causing the backlighter to perform differently. Here, we analyze the impact of these variables on the overall performance of the D3He backlighter for proton-radiography studies. This study finds that increasing laser drive asymmetry can degrade the performance of the D3He backlighter. The results of this study can be used to help experimental designs that use proton radiography.

Authors:: Johnson, T. M.; Birkel, A.; Ramirez, H. E.; Sutcliffe, G. D.; Adrian, P. J.; Glebov, V. Yu.; Sio, H.; Gatu Johnson, M.; Frenje, J. A.; Petrasso, R. D.; Li, C. K.

Publication Date:: 2022-06-16

DOE Contract Number:: NA0003868; NA0003938

Research Org.:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

OSTI Identifier:: 1889407

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NOSS9I

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                    Johnson, T. M., Birkel, A., Ramirez, H. E., Sutcliffe, G. D., Adrian, P. J., Glebov, V. Yu., Sio, H., Gatu Johnson, M., Frenje, J. A., Petrasso, R. D., and Li, C. K. Yield degradation due to laser drive asymmetry in D3He backlit proton radiography experiments at OMEGA.  United States: N. p., 2022. 
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                    Johnson, T. M., Birkel, A., Ramirez, H. E., Sutcliffe, G. D., Adrian, P. J., Glebov, V. Yu., Sio, H., Gatu Johnson, M., Frenje, J. A., Petrasso, R. D., & Li, C. K. Yield degradation due to laser drive asymmetry in D3He backlit proton radiography experiments at OMEGA.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NOSS9I

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                    Johnson, T. M., Birkel, A., Ramirez, H. E., Sutcliffe, G. D., Adrian, P. J., Glebov, V. Yu., Sio, H., Gatu Johnson, M., Frenje, J. A., Petrasso, R. D., and Li, C. K. 2022.  
"Yield degradation due to laser drive asymmetry in D3He backlit proton radiography experiments at OMEGA".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NOSS9I.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1889407. Pub date:Thu Jun 16 00:00:00 EDT 2022

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  title        = {Yield degradation due to laser drive asymmetry in D3He backlit proton radiography experiments at OMEGA},

  author       = {Johnson, T. M. and Birkel, A. and Ramirez, H. E. and Sutcliffe, G. D. and Adrian, P. J. and Glebov, V. Yu. and Sio, H. and Gatu Johnson, M. and Frenje, J. A. and Petrasso, R. D. and Li, C. K.},

  abstractNote = {Mono-energetic proton radiography is a vital diagnostic for numerous high-energy-density-physics, inertial-confinement-fusion, and laboratory-astrophysics experiments at OMEGA. With a large number of campaigns executing hundreds of shots, general trends in D3He backlighter performance are statistically observed. Each experimental configuration uses a different number of beams and drive symmetry, causing the backlighter to perform differently. Here, we analyze the impact of these variables on the overall performance of the D3He backlighter for proton-radiography studies. This study finds that increasing laser drive asymmetry can degrade the performance of the D3He backlighter. The results of this study can be used to help experimental designs that use proton radiography.},

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Yield degradation due to laser drive asymmetry in D ³ He backlit proton radiography experiments at OMEGA
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Johnson, T. M.; Birkel, A.; Ramirez, H. E.
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 92, Issue 4
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