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Title: Development of a hardened THz energy meter for use on the kilojoule-scale, short-pulse OMEGA EP laser

Abstract

A highly adaptable and robust terahertz (THz) energy meter is designed and implemented to detect energetic THz pulses from high-intensity (>1018 W/cm2) laser–plasma interactions on the OMEGA EP. THz radiation from the laser driven target is detected by a shielded pyrometer. A second identical pyrometer is used for background subtraction. The detector can be configured to detect THz pulses in the 1 mm to 30 μm (0.3- to 10-THz) range and pulse energies from joules to microjoules via changes in filtration, aperture size, and position. Additional polarization selective filtration can also be used to determine the THz pulse polarization. The design incorporates significant radiation and electromagnetic pulse shielding to survive and operate within the OMEGA EP radiation environment. We describe the design, operational principle, calibration, and testing of the THz energy meter. The pyrometers were calibrated using a benchtop laser and show linear sensitivity to up to 1000 nJ of absorbed energy. Furthermore, the initial results from four OMEGA EP THz experiments detected up to ~15 μJ at the detector, which can correspond to hundreds of mJ depending on THz emission and reflection models.

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  1. Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics
  2. Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Institute of Optics
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Research Org.:
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1924672
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1902434
Grant/Contract Number:  
NA0003856; FA9550-21-1-0300; FA9550-21-1-0389; ECCS-1916068
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Review of Scientific Instruments
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 93; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; Thermal instruments; Signal-to-noise ratio; Linear filters; Calibration methods; Terahertz radiation; Background radiation; Lasers; Radiation shielding

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Bruhaug, Gerrit, Rinderknecht, Hans George, E, Yiwen, Wei, M. S., Brannon, R. B., Guy, D., Peck, R. G., Landis, N., Brent, Gregory, Fairbanks, R., McAtee, C., Walker, Troy, Buczek, T., Krieger, Michael, Romanofsky, M. H., Mileham, C., Francis, K. G., Zhang, Xicheng C., Collins, G. W., and Rygg, J. R. Development of a hardened THz energy meter for use on the kilojoule-scale, short-pulse OMEGA EP laser. United States: N. p., 2022. Web. doi:10.1063/5.0099328.
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Bruhaug, Gerrit, Rinderknecht, Hans George, E, Yiwen, Wei, M. S., Brannon, R. B., Guy, D., Peck, R. G., Landis, N., Brent, Gregory, Fairbanks, R., McAtee, C., Walker, Troy, Buczek, T., Krieger, Michael, Romanofsky, M. H., Mileham, C., Francis, K. G., Zhang, Xicheng C., Collins, G. W., & Rygg, J. R. Development of a hardened THz energy meter for use on the kilojoule-scale, short-pulse OMEGA EP laser. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0099328
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Bruhaug, Gerrit, Rinderknecht, Hans George, E, Yiwen, Wei, M. S., Brannon, R. B., Guy, D., Peck, R. G., Landis, N., Brent, Gregory, Fairbanks, R., McAtee, C., Walker, Troy, Buczek, T., Krieger, Michael, Romanofsky, M. H., Mileham, C., Francis, K. G., Zhang, Xicheng C., Collins, G. W., and Rygg, J. R. Fri . "Development of a hardened THz energy meter for use on the kilojoule-scale, short-pulse OMEGA EP laser". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0099328. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1924672.
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@article{osti_1924672,
title = {Development of a hardened THz energy meter for use on the kilojoule-scale, short-pulse OMEGA EP laser},
author = {Bruhaug, Gerrit and Rinderknecht, Hans George and E, Yiwen and Wei, M. S. and Brannon, R. B. and Guy, D. and Peck, R. G. and Landis, N. and Brent, Gregory and Fairbanks, R. and McAtee, C. and Walker, Troy and Buczek, T. and Krieger, Michael and Romanofsky, M. H. and Mileham, C. and Francis, K. G. and Zhang, Xicheng C. and Collins, G. W. and Rygg, J. R.},
abstractNote = {A highly adaptable and robust terahertz (THz) energy meter is designed and implemented to detect energetic THz pulses from high-intensity (>1018 W/cm2) laser–plasma interactions on the OMEGA EP. THz radiation from the laser driven target is detected by a shielded pyrometer. A second identical pyrometer is used for background subtraction. The detector can be configured to detect THz pulses in the 1 mm to 30 μm (0.3- to 10-THz) range and pulse energies from joules to microjoules via changes in filtration, aperture size, and position. Additional polarization selective filtration can also be used to determine the THz pulse polarization. The design incorporates significant radiation and electromagnetic pulse shielding to survive and operate within the OMEGA EP radiation environment. We describe the design, operational principle, calibration, and testing of the THz energy meter. The pyrometers were calibrated using a benchtop laser and show linear sensitivity to up to 1000 nJ of absorbed energy. Furthermore, the initial results from four OMEGA EP THz experiments detected up to ~15 μJ at the detector, which can correspond to hundreds of mJ depending on THz emission and reflection models.},
doi = {10.1063/5.0099328},
journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
number = 12,
volume = 93,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Dec 02 00:00:00 EST 2022},
month = {Fri Dec 02 00:00:00 EST 2022}
}
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