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Neutron penumbral imaging of laser-fusion targets†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

R. A. Lerche ,
D. Ress ,
R. J. Ellis ,
S. M. Lane  and
K. A. Nugent
R. A. Lerche
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
D. Ress
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
R. J. Ellis
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
S. M. Lane
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
K. A. Nugent
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3052
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Abstract

A camera has been developed that directly measures the deuterium-tritium burn region of laser-driven inertial confinement fusion targets. Images are formed by 14-MeV thermonuclear neutrons emitted from the targets. Our demonstration instrument is based on a coded-aperture imaging technique known as penumbral imaging, and has produced images of high-yield (> 1012 neutrons) direct-drive targets with resolutions of 80 μm. The camera consists of four major components: the penumbral aperture, alignment hardware, detector system, and image analysis software.

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Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , March 1991 , pp. 99 - 118
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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