Advancing the capability of the gated laser-entrance-hole imager on the National Ignition Facility

Chen, H.; Palmer, N.; Bell, P.; Bradley, D.; Dayton, M.; Kilkinny, J.; Jones, O.; Patel, P.; Rever, M.; Schneider, M.; Thibodeau, M.

doi:10.1063/1.5037103

Title: Advancing the capability of the gated laser-entrance-hole imager on the National Ignition Facility

Abstract

A new configuration based on the recent off-line calibrations of the gated laser entrance hole diagnostic on the National Ignition Facility provides 4-8 interleaved frames per experiment using the standard two frame sensor settings. Since its implementation, the new design has greatly increased the data return for hundreds of experiments at the National Ignition Facility. The large quantity of images from a variety of physics campaigns has revealed information on plasma evolution in hohlraums.

Authors:

Chen, H. ^[1]; Palmer, N. ^[1]; Bell, P. ^[1]; Bradley, D. ^[1]; Dayton, M. ^[1]; Kilkinny, J. ^[2]; Jones, O. ^[1]; Patel, P. ^[1]; Rever, M. ^[1]; Schneider, M. ^[1]; Thibodeau, M. ^[1]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2018

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

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

OSTI Identifier:: 1524285

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-749820
Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748; 934663

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Review of Scientific Instruments

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 89; 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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                    Chen, H., Palmer, N., Bell, P., Bradley, D., Dayton, M., Kilkinny, J., Jones, O., Patel, P., Rever, M., Schneider, M., and Thibodeau, M. Advancing the capability of the gated laser-entrance-hole imager on the National Ignition Facility.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Chen, H., Palmer, N., Bell, P., Bradley, D., Dayton, M., Kilkinny, J., Jones, O., Patel, P., Rever, M., Schneider, M., & Thibodeau, M. Advancing the capability of the gated laser-entrance-hole imager on the National Ignition Facility.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5037103

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                    Chen, H., Palmer, N., Bell, P., Bradley, D., Dayton, M., Kilkinny, J., Jones, O., Patel, P., Rever, M., Schneider, M., and Thibodeau, M. Tue .  
"Advancing the capability of the gated laser-entrance-hole imager on the National Ignition Facility".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5037103.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1524285.

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  title        = {Advancing the capability of the gated laser-entrance-hole imager on the National Ignition Facility},

  author       = {Chen, H. and Palmer, N. and Bell, P. and Bradley, D. and Dayton, M. and Kilkinny, J. and Jones, O. and Patel, P. and Rever, M. and Schneider, M. and Thibodeau, M.},

  abstractNote = {A new configuration based on the recent off-line calibrations of the gated laser entrance hole diagnostic on the National Ignition Facility provides 4-8 interleaved frames per experiment using the standard two frame sensor settings. Since its implementation, the new design has greatly increased the data return for hundreds of experiments at the National Ignition Facility. The large quantity of images from a variety of physics campaigns has revealed information on plasma evolution in hohlraums.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.5037103},

  journal      = {Review of Scientific Instruments},

  number       = 10,

  volume       = 89,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2018},

  month        = {Tue Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2018}

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