Dynamic high energy density plasma environments at the National Ignition Facility for nuclear science research

CJ Cerjan, L Bernstein, LB Hopkins… - Journal of Physics G …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The generation of dynamic high energy density plasmas in the pico-to nano-second time
domain at high-energy laser facilities affords unprecedented nuclear science research …

[HTML][HTML] Neutron imaging of inertial confinement fusion implosions

DN Fittinghoff, N Birge… - Review of Scientific …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We review experimental neutron imaging of inertial confinement fusion sources, including
the neutron imaging systems that have been used in our measurements at the National …

Development of nuclear diagnostics for the National Ignition Facility

VY Glebov, DD Meyerhofer, TC Sangster… - Review of scientific …, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
The National Ignition Facility (NIF) will provide up to 1.8 MJ of laser energy for imploding
inertial confinement fusion (ICF) targets. Ignited NIF targets are expected to produce up to 10 …

Progress in high time-and space-resolving diagnostic technique for laser-driven inertial confinement fusion

W Feng, Z **ng, L Yulong, C Bolun, C Zhong**g… - **激光与粒子束, 2020 - hplpb.com.cn
This article reviews the latest developments of high time-and space-resolving diagnostic
technique for laser-driven inertial confinement fusion (ICF) in China. Focusing on the needs …

[HTML][HTML] Knock-on deuteron imaging for diagnosing the morphology of an ICF implosion at OMEGA

JH Kunimune, HG Rinderknecht, PJ Adrian… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Knock-on deuteron imaging is a new diagnostic technique that is being implemented at the
OMEGA laser facility to diagnose the morphology of an inertial confinement fusion (ICF) …

Capillary detector with deuterated scintillator for inertial confinement fusion neutron images

L Disdier, RA Lerche, JL Bourgade… - Review of scientific …, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
In inertial confinement fusion experiments at the Laser Megajoule1 (LMJ) or the National
Ignition Facility2 (NIF), laser energy will compress a deuterium-tritium (DT) filled cryogenic …

Neutron imaging of ICF target plasmas

L Disdier, A Rouyer, A Fedotoff, JL Bourgade… - Review of scientific …, 2003 - pubs.aip.org
Using a penumbral technique with a biconical aperture we have obtained neutron images
with a spatial resolution of 20 m. Implosions of DT filled CH microballons of 932 m diameter …

New constraints for plasma diagnostics development due to the harsh environment of MJ class lasers

JL Bourgade, V Allouche, J Baggio, C Bayer… - Review of Scientific …, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
Diagnostics developed for laser-produced plasmas 1–3 have traditionally be designed for
an environment that take few into account the effects of radiated or nuclear energies emitted …

Design of neutron imaging aperture for inertial confinement fusion in laser fusion research center

Z Chen, X Zhang, F Wang, J Zheng… - Journal of …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Neutron Imaging System (NIS) has been used to image the burn volume and cold
fuel volume of imploding fusion capsules. In this work, we present a design of neutron …

Four-dimensional point spread functions—A powerful tool to reconstruct the source image in neutron coded imaging

M Yan, H Hu, G Hu, Y Yan, Z Liu - … Methods in Physics Research Section A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neutron coded imaging has been developed as a powerful tool to diagnose the two-
dimensional (2-D) shape and size of a deuterium–tritium (DT) plasma in nuclear fusion …