Development of a krypton-doped gas symmetry capsule platform for x-ray spectroscopy of implosion cores on the NIF

T Ma, H Chen, P K Patel, M B Schneider, M A Barrios, D T Casey, H-K Chung, B A Hammel, L F Berzak Hopkins, L C Jarrott, S F Khan, B Lahmann, R Nora, M J Rosenberg, A Pak, S P Regan, H A Scott, H Sio, B K Spears, C R Weber

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Abstract

The electron temperature at stagnation of an ICF implosion can be measured from the emission spectrum of high-energy x-rays that pass through the cold material surrounding the hot stagnating core. Here we describe a platform developed on the National Ignition Facility where trace levels of a mid-Z dopant (krypton) are added to the fuel gas of a symcap (symmetry surrogate) implosion to allow for the use of x-ray spectroscopy of the krypton line emission.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)11E327
JournalReview of Scientific Instruments
Volume87
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2016
Externally publishedYes

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