Active image readout system for extreme neutron envirorments for NIF
ORAL
Abstract
The National Ignition Facility is expected to start producing x-ray flux and neutron yields higher than any produced in laser driven implosion experiments in the past. Tuning of non-igniting capsule will require x-ray imaging of near burning plasmas that are generating yields of 10$^{17}$ neutrons. X-ray recording systems need to work in more hostile conditions than we have encountered in past laser facilities. We will present modeling, experimental data, and design concepts for x-ray imaging with electronic recording systems for this environment.
*This work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344.
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