Note: A monoenergetic proton backlighter for the National Ignition Facility.

Polar-Driven X-ray Backlighter Targets for the National Ignition Facility

Monoenergetic proton backlighter for measuring E and B fields and for radiographing implosions and high-energy density plasmas „invited..

A novel monoenergetic proton backlighter source and matched imaging detector have been utilized on the OMEGA laser system to study electric E and magnetic B fields generated by laser-plasma interactions and will be utilized in the future to radiograph implosions and high-energy density HED plasmas. The backlighter consists of an imploding glass microballoon with D He fuel, producing 14.7 MeV D ...

A technique for extending by ∼10(3) the dynamic range of compact proton spectrometers for diagnosing ICF implosions on the National Ignition Facility and OMEGA.

Wedge Range Filter (WRF) proton spectrometers are routinely used on OMEGA and the NIF for diagnosing ρR and ρR asymmetries in direct- and indirect-drive implosions of D(3)He-, D2-, and DT-gas-filled capsules. By measuring the optical opacity distribution in CR-39 due to proton tracks in high-yield applications, as opposed to counting individual tracks, WRF dynamic range can be extended by 10(2)...

Control of Be capsule low mode implosions symmetry at the National Ignition Facility

We present results of the beryllium experimental campaign on the implosion symmetry properties of beryllium capsules at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) [1]. These indirect drive experiments measure both the inflight and core self-emission implosion symmetry. The inflight symmetry of the ablator before stagnation is measured using a backlight imaging technique. A copper backlighter was used...

A technique for extending by 103 the dynamic range of compact proton spectrometers for diagnosing ICF implosions on the National Ignition Facility and OMEGAa)