The dilation aided single–line–of–sight x–ray camera for the National Ignition Facility: Characterization and fielding

Nagel, S. R.; Carpenter, A. C.; Park, J.; Dayton, M. S.; Bell, P. M.; Bradley, D. K.; Funsten, B. T.; Hatch, B. W.; Heerey, S.; Hill, J. M.; Holder, J. P.; Hurd, E. R.; Macaraeg, C. C.; Patel, P. B.; Petre, R. B.; Piston, K.; Trosseille, C. A.; Engelhorn, K.; Hilsabeck, T. J.; Chung, T. M.; Dymoke-Bradshaw, A. K.  L.; Hares, J. D.; Claus, L. D.; England, T. D.; Mitchell, B. B.; Porter, J. L.; Robertson, G.; Sanchez, M. O.

doi:10.1063/1.5038671

Title: The dilation aided single–line–of–sight x–ray camera for the National Ignition Facility: Characterization and fielding

Abstract

Crystal x–ray imaging is commonly used in inertial confinement fusion and laser-plasma interaction applications as it has advantages compared to pinhole imaging, such as higher signal throughput, better achievable spatial resolution, and chromatic selection. Yet, currently used x–ray detectors are only able to obtain a single time resolved image per crystal. The dilation aided single–line–of–sight x–ray camera described here was designed for the National Ignition Facility (NIF) and combines two recent diagnostic developments, the pulse dilation principle used in the dilation x-ray imager and a ns–scale multi-frame camera that uses a hold and readout circuit for each pixel. This enables multiple images to be taken from a single–line–of–sight with high spatial and temporal resolution. Presently, the instrument can record two single–line–of–sight images with spatial and temporal resolution of 35 μm and down to 35 ps, respectively, with a planned upgrade doubling the number of images to four. Here we present the dilation aided single–line–of–sight camera for the NIF, including the x–ray characterization measurements obtained at the COMET laser, as well as the results from the initial timing shot on the NIF.

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^[1]; Carpenter, A. C. ^[1];

^[1]; Dayton, M. S. ^[1]; Bell, P. M. ^[1]; Bradley, D. K. ^[1]; Funsten, B. T. ^[1]; Hatch, B. W. ^[1]; Heerey, S. ^[1];

^[1]; Holder, J. P. ^[1]; Hurd, E. R. ^[1]; Macaraeg, C. C. ^[1]; Patel, P. B. ^[1]; Petre, R. B. ^[1]; Piston, K. ^[1]; Trosseille, C. A. ^[1]; Engelhorn, K. ^[2]; Hilsabeck, T. J. ^[2];

^[3] more »

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States); TMC2 Innovations LLC, Murrieta, CA (United States)
Kentech Instruments Ltd., Oxfordshire (United Kingdom)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Thu Oct 18 00:00:00 EDT 2018

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

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1545489

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1478132

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344; NA0001808

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Review of Scientific Instruments

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 89; Journal Issue: 10; Conference: 22. Proceedings of the Topical Conference on High-Temperature Plasma Diagnostics, San Diego, CA (United States), Apr 2018; Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION

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                    Nagel, S. R., Carpenter, A. C., Park, J., Dayton, M. S., Bell, P. M., Bradley, D. K., Funsten, B. T., Hatch, B. W., Heerey, S., Hill, J. M., Holder, J. P., Hurd, E. R., Macaraeg, C. C., Patel, P. B., Petre, R. B., Piston, K., Trosseille, C. A., Engelhorn, K., Hilsabeck, T. J., Chung, T. M., Dymoke-Bradshaw, A. K.  L., Hares, J. D., Claus, L. D., England, T. D., Mitchell, B. B., Porter, J. L., Robertson, G., and Sanchez, M. O. The dilation aided single–line–of–sight x–ray camera for the National Ignition Facility: Characterization and fielding.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Nagel, S. R., Carpenter, A. C., Park, J., Dayton, M. S., Bell, P. M., Bradley, D. K., Funsten, B. T., Hatch, B. W., Heerey, S., Hill, J. M., Holder, J. P., Hurd, E. R., Macaraeg, C. C., Patel, P. B., Petre, R. B., Piston, K., Trosseille, C. A., Engelhorn, K., Hilsabeck, T. J., Chung, T. M., Dymoke-Bradshaw, A. K.  L., Hares, J. D., Claus, L. D., England, T. D., Mitchell, B. B., Porter, J. L., Robertson, G., & Sanchez, M. O. The dilation aided single–line–of–sight x–ray camera for the National Ignition Facility: Characterization and fielding.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5038671

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                    Nagel, S. R., Carpenter, A. C., Park, J., Dayton, M. S., Bell, P. M., Bradley, D. K., Funsten, B. T., Hatch, B. W., Heerey, S., Hill, J. M., Holder, J. P., Hurd, E. R., Macaraeg, C. C., Patel, P. B., Petre, R. B., Piston, K., Trosseille, C. A., Engelhorn, K., Hilsabeck, T. J., Chung, T. M., Dymoke-Bradshaw, A. K.  L., Hares, J. D., Claus, L. D., England, T. D., Mitchell, B. B., Porter, J. L., Robertson, G., and Sanchez, M. O. Thu .  
"The dilation aided single–line–of–sight x–ray camera for the National Ignition Facility: Characterization and fielding".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5038671.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1545489.

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@article{osti_1545489,

  title        = {The dilation aided single–line–of–sight x–ray camera for the National Ignition Facility: Characterization and fielding},

  author       = {Nagel, S. R. and Carpenter, A. C. and Park, J. and Dayton, M. S. and Bell, P. M. and Bradley, D. K. and Funsten, B. T. and Hatch, B. W. and Heerey, S. and Hill, J. M. and Holder, J. P. and Hurd, E. R. and Macaraeg, C. C. and Patel, P. B. and Petre, R. B. and Piston, K. and Trosseille, C. A. and Engelhorn, K. and Hilsabeck, T. J. and Chung, T. M. and Dymoke-Bradshaw, A. K.  L. and Hares, J. D. and Claus, L. D. and England, T. D. and Mitchell, B. B. and Porter, J. L. and Robertson, G. and Sanchez, M. O.},

  abstractNote = {Crystal x–ray imaging is commonly used in inertial confinement fusion and laser-plasma interaction applications as it has advantages compared to pinhole imaging, such as higher signal throughput, better achievable spatial resolution, and chromatic selection. Yet, currently used x–ray detectors are only able to obtain a single time resolved image per crystal. The dilation aided single–line–of–sight x–ray camera described here was designed for the National Ignition Facility (NIF) and combines two recent diagnostic developments, the pulse dilation principle used in the dilation x-ray imager and a ns–scale multi-frame camera that uses a hold and readout circuit for each pixel. This enables multiple images to be taken from a single–line–of–sight with high spatial and temporal resolution. Presently, the instrument can record two single–line–of–sight images with spatial and temporal resolution of 35 μm and down to 35 ps, respectively, with a planned upgrade doubling the number of images to four. Here we present the dilation aided single–line–of–sight camera for the NIF, including the x–ray characterization measurements obtained at the COMET laser, as well as the results from the initial timing shot on the NIF.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.5038671},

  journal      = {Review of Scientific Instruments},

  number       = 10,

  volume       = 89,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Oct 18 00:00:00 EDT 2018},

  month        = {Thu Oct 18 00:00:00 EDT 2018}

}

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FIG. 1: Dilation aided SLOS1 instrument schematics. (Top) Top view of the instrument inside the enclosure and (bottom) without the enclosure. SLOS1 is compatible with the diagnostic instrument manipulators (DIMs) at the NIF.

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