Electronics of the target diagnostics system for the Shiva Laser Fusion Facility

Technical Report · Wed Jul 26 00:00:00 EDT 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6226991· OSTI ID:6226991

Campbell, D; Severyn, J

The organizing philosophy and components of a target diagnostics data acquisition system designed and implemented at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLL) Shiva Laser Fusion Facility are described. Several features of the system are unique: a central trigger distribution system, fiber optic communications, and fiber optics for the timing, trigger, and control and monitoring links. The system also uses CAMAC instrumentation, transient digitizers, oscilloscopes, and LLL-designed modules and packages, as well as single-point grounding of each diagnostic installation. Distributed instrumentation packages provide instrumentation flexibility and analog-to-digital conversion as close to each diagnostic sensor as practical.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6226991
• Report Number(s): UCRL-52521; TRN: 79-012755
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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