Shot-time photography at the National Ignition Facility

Donald Jedlovec; Kim Christensen

doi:10.1117/12.2189236

31 August 2015 Shot-time photography at the National Ignition Facility

Donald Jedlovec, Kim Christensen

Proceedings Volume 9591, Target Diagnostics Physics and Engineering for Inertial Confinement Fusion IV; 95910N (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2189236
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The Nation Ignition Facility (NIF) conducts a variety of experiments to study matter at the extremes, including studies of material properties, hydrodynamics, and the interaction of intense radiation fields with matter. The NIF supports the users by operating twenty-four hours a day, with a laser shot rate that averages one per day.

We have developed a shot time camera that has the capability to provide an image of each shot for the users. While initially more of a promotional tool, there is emerging interest from the scientific staff in support of their experiments at the NIF. The shot time camera is a time integrated, shot-triggered, digital camera that images visible light generated at shot time in the NIF target chamber. It is selectable by the user and operates automatically with the NIF shot cycle. We will discuss the system design, recent results, and plans for the future.

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Donald Jedlovec and Kim Christensen "Shot-time photography at the National Ignition Facility", Proc. SPIE 9591, Target Diagnostics Physics and Engineering for Inertial Confinement Fusion IV, 95910N (31 August 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2189236

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