Design of the Third X-Ray Line-of-Sight Instrument for OMEGA

ORAL

Abstract

The design of a third x-ray line of sight is underway to diagnose deuterium–tritium cryogenic layered implosions on the University of Rochester’s OMEGA laser. Technical requirements of 20-ps framing time and <10-mm spatial resolution are necessary to constrain 3-D reconstructions of the assembled hot fuel at peak thermonuclear output. The technical approach consists of a pinhole array imager and demagnifying time-dilation drift tube that are coupled to side-by-side hybrid complementary metal-oxide semiconductor image sensors. The technical design space for the instrument will be discussed and the conceptual design presented. This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration under Award Number DE-NA0003856.

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Presenters

  • Steven T Ivancic

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
    • University of Rochester
    • Lab for Laser Energetics

Authors

  • Steven T Ivancic

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
    • University of Rochester
    • Lab for Laser Energetics

  • Kristen Churnetski

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
    • University of Rochester

  • Michael Michalko

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
    • University of Rochester

  • Wolfgang R Theobald

    • University of Rochester
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester
    • Lab for Laser Energetics

  • Sean P Regan

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
    • University of Rochester
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    • Lab for Laser Energetics

  • Arthur C Carpenter

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Joseph D Kilkenny

    • General Atomics

  • Anthony Raymond

    • General Atomics

  • David Garand

    • Sydor Technologies

  • Jonathan D Hares

    • Kentech Instruments Ltd.

  • Anthony Dymoke-Bradshaw

    • Kentech Instruments Ltd.