Z-Beamlet (ZBL) Multi-Frame Back-lighter (MFB) System for ICF/Plasma Diagnostics [electronic resource].

Published: Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2005.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description: PDF-file: 6 pages; size: 1.6 Mbytes
Additional Creators: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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Summary

Z-Beamlet [1] is a single-beam high-energy Nd:glass laser used for backlighting high energy density (HED) plasma physics experiments at Sandia's Z-accelerator facility. The system currently generates a single backlit image per experiment, and has been employed on approximately 50% of Z-accelerator system shots in recent years. We have designed and are currently building a system that uses Z-Beamlet to generate two distinct backlit images with adjustable time delay ranging from 2 to 20 ns between frames. The new system will double the rate of data collection and allow the temporal evolution of high energy density phenomena to be recorded on a single shot.

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E 1.99:ucrl-proc-215254
ucrl-proc-215254

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Published through SciTech Connect.
09/08/2005.
"ucrl-proc-215254"
Presented at: Fourth International Conference on Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications (IFSA2005), Biarritz, France, Sep 04 - Sep 09, 2005.
Robertson, G K; Murray, J E; Porter, J L; Smith, I C; Molander, W A; Sinars, D B; Erlandson, A C; Caird, J A.

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W-7405-ENG-48

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