ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
We will report on recent work addressing advanced neutron diagnostics to be implemented on the Nova laser facility. The goals of these instruments are to measure the following properties of laser fusion targets: compressed fuel areal-density (Rho-R), time-duration, and spatial extent of the neutron emission. We will discuss the use of a novel time-of-flight system, radiochemical techniques, and the use of plastic track detectors to measure the compressed Rho-R. We will present the design of two proposed instruments to measure the burn time; one uses a sandwich of thin layers of plastic scintillator and uranium coupled to a streak camera while the other design makes use of a neutron sensitive transmission line. Finally, we will discuss methods capable of obtaining neutron images of the compressed pellet core.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1138195
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