A compact proton spectrometer for measurement of the absolute DD proton spectrum from which yield and pR are determined in thin-shell inertial-confinement-fusion implosions

Rosenberg, M. J.; Zylstra, A. B.; Frenje, J. A.; Rinderknecht, H. G.; Gatu Johnson, M.; Waugh, C. J.; Seguin, F. H.; Sio, H.; Sinenian, N.; Li, C. K.; Petrasso, R. D.; Glebov, V. Yu.; Hohenberger, M.; Stoeckl, C.; Sangster, T. C.; Yeamans, C. B.; LePape, S.; Mackinnon, A. J.; Bionta, R. M.; Talison, B.; Casey, D. T.; Landen, O. L.; Moran, M. J.; Zacharias, R. A.; Kilkenny, J. D.; Nikroo, A.

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Title: A compact proton spectrometer for measurement of the absolute DD proton spectrum from which yield and pR are determined in thin-shell inertial-confinement-fusion implosions

Abstract

A compact, step range filter proton spectrometer has been developed for the measurement of the absolute DD proton spectrum, from which yield and areal density (ρR) are inferred for deuterium-filled thin-shell inertial confinement fusion implosions. This spectrometer, which is based on tantalum step-range filters, is sensitive to protons in the energy range 1-9 MeV and can be used to measure proton spectra at mean energies of ~1-3 MeV. It has been developed and implemented using a linear accelerator and applied to experiments at the OMEGA laser facility and the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Modeling of the proton slowing in the filters is necessary to construct the spectrum, and the yield and energy uncertainties are ±<10% in yield and ±120 keV, respectively. This spectrometer can be used for in situ calibration of DD-neutron yield diagnostics at the NIF

Authors:

Rosenberg, M. J. ^[1]; Zylstra, A. B. ^[1]; Frenje, J. A. ^[1]; Rinderknecht, H. G. ^[1]; Gatu Johnson, M. ^[1]; Waugh, C. J. ^[1]; Seguin, F. H. ^[1]; Sio, H. ^[1]; Sinenian, N. ^[1]; Li, C. K. ^[1]; Petrasso, R. D. ^[1]; Glebov, V. Yu. ^[2]; Hohenberger, M. ^[2]; Stoeckl, C. ^[2]; Sangster, T. C. ^[2]; Yeamans, C. B. ^[3]; LePape, S. ^[3]; Mackinnon, A. J. ^[3]; Bionta, R. M. ^[3]; Talison, B. ^[3] more »

Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Fri Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2014

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

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

OSTI Identifier:: 1172517

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1223053

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0002035; NA0001857

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Review of Scientific Instruments

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 85; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY

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                    Rosenberg, M. J., Zylstra, A. B., Frenje, J. A., Rinderknecht, H. G., Gatu Johnson, M., Waugh, C. J., Seguin, F. H., Sio, H., Sinenian, N., Li, C. K., Petrasso, R. D., Glebov, V. Yu., Hohenberger, M., Stoeckl, C., Sangster, T. C., Yeamans, C. B., LePape, S., Mackinnon, A. J., Bionta, R. M., Talison, B., Casey, D. T., Landen, O. L., Moran, M. J., Zacharias, R. A., Kilkenny, J. D., and Nikroo, A. A compact proton spectrometer for measurement of the absolute DD proton spectrum from which yield and pR are determined in thin-shell inertial-confinement-fusion implosions.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
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                    Rosenberg, M. J., Zylstra, A. B., Frenje, J. A., Rinderknecht, H. G., Gatu Johnson, M., Waugh, C. J., Seguin, F. H., Sio, H., Sinenian, N., Li, C. K., Petrasso, R. D., Glebov, V. Yu., Hohenberger, M., Stoeckl, C., Sangster, T. C., Yeamans, C. B., LePape, S., Mackinnon, A. J., Bionta, R. M., Talison, B., Casey, D. T., Landen, O. L., Moran, M. J., Zacharias, R. A., Kilkenny, J. D., & Nikroo, A. A compact proton spectrometer for measurement of the absolute DD proton spectrum from which yield and pR are determined in thin-shell inertial-confinement-fusion implosions.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897193

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                    Rosenberg, M. J., Zylstra, A. B., Frenje, J. A., Rinderknecht, H. G., Gatu Johnson, M., Waugh, C. J., Seguin, F. H., Sio, H., Sinenian, N., Li, C. K., Petrasso, R. D., Glebov, V. Yu., Hohenberger, M., Stoeckl, C., Sangster, T. C., Yeamans, C. B., LePape, S., Mackinnon, A. J., Bionta, R. M., Talison, B., Casey, D. T., Landen, O. L., Moran, M. J., Zacharias, R. A., Kilkenny, J. D., and Nikroo, A. Fri .  
"A compact proton spectrometer for measurement of the absolute DD proton spectrum from which yield and pR are determined in thin-shell inertial-confinement-fusion implosions".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897193.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1172517.

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  title        = {A compact proton spectrometer for measurement of the absolute DD proton spectrum from which yield and pR are determined in thin-shell inertial-confinement-fusion implosions},

  author       = {Rosenberg, M. J. and Zylstra, A. B. and Frenje, J. A. and Rinderknecht, H. G. and Gatu Johnson, M. and Waugh, C. J. and Seguin, F. H. and Sio, H. and Sinenian, N. and Li, C. K. and Petrasso, R. D. and Glebov, V. Yu. and Hohenberger, M. and Stoeckl, C. and Sangster, T. C. and Yeamans, C. B. and LePape, S. and Mackinnon, A. J. and Bionta, R. M. and Talison, B. and Casey, D. T. and Landen, O. L. and Moran, M. J. and Zacharias, R. A. and Kilkenny, J. D. and Nikroo, A.},

  abstractNote = {A compact, step range filter proton spectrometer has been developed for the measurement of the absolute DD proton spectrum, from which yield and areal density (ρR) are inferred for deuterium-filled thin-shell inertial confinement fusion implosions. This spectrometer, which is based on tantalum step-range filters, is sensitive to protons in the energy range 1-9 MeV and can be used to measure proton spectra at mean energies of ~1-3 MeV. It has been developed and implemented using a linear accelerator and applied to experiments at the OMEGA laser facility and the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Modeling of the proton slowing in the filters is necessary to construct the spectrum, and the yield and energy uncertainties are ±<10% in yield and ±120 keV, respectively. This spectrometer can be used for in situ calibration of DD-neutron yield diagnostics at the NIF},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.4897193},

  journal      = {Review of Scientific Instruments},

  number       = 10,

  volume       = 85,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Fri Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2014},

  month        = {Fri Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2014}

}

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