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Title: Design and assembly of the neutron imaging lens for the National Ignition Facility

Abstract

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility (NIF) is the world’s largest and most powerful laser system for inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and experiments studying high energy density science. Neutron imaging of ICF targets provides a powerful tool for understanding the implosion conditions of deuterium and tritium (DT) filled targets. The primary purpose of imaging ICF targets at NIF is to determine the symmetry of the fuel in an imploded ICF target. The image data are then combined with other nuclear information to gain insight into the drive laser and radiation conditions required to drive the targets to ignition.

Authors:
;
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Nevada Test Site (NTS), Mercury, NV (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1071905
Report Number(s):
DOE/NV/25946-1076
Journal ID: ISSN 1818-2259
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25946
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
SPIE Newsroom
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 2010; Journal Issue: none; Journal ID: ISSN 1818-2259
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION

Citation Formats

Malone, Robert, and Kaufman, Morris. Design and assembly of the neutron imaging lens for the National Ignition Facility. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.1117/2.1201011.003283.
Malone, Robert, & Kaufman, Morris. Design and assembly of the neutron imaging lens for the National Ignition Facility. United States. https://doi.org/10.1117/2.1201011.003283
Malone, Robert, and Kaufman, Morris. 2010. "Design and assembly of the neutron imaging lens for the National Ignition Facility". United States. https://doi.org/10.1117/2.1201011.003283.
@article{osti_1071905,
title = {Design and assembly of the neutron imaging lens for the National Ignition Facility},
author = {Malone, Robert and Kaufman, Morris},
abstractNote = {The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility (NIF) is the world’s largest and most powerful laser system for inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and experiments studying high energy density science. Neutron imaging of ICF targets provides a powerful tool for understanding the implosion conditions of deuterium and tritium (DT) filled targets. The primary purpose of imaging ICF targets at NIF is to determine the symmetry of the fuel in an imploded ICF target. The image data are then combined with other nuclear information to gain insight into the drive laser and radiation conditions required to drive the targets to ignition.},
doi = {10.1117/2.1201011.003283},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1071905}, journal = {SPIE Newsroom},
issn = {1818-2259},
number = none,
volume = 2010,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2010},
month = {Wed Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2010}
}