Secondary-Proton Spectra from D_2-Filled OMEGA Targets
Abstract
Spectroscopic measurements of secondary fusion protons of imploded D_2-filled capsules in ICF experiments are now carried out with magnet-based charged-particle spectrometers and with a new type of ``range filter''-based detector utilizing special filters and CR39 nuclear track detectors. The mean proton energy determines the capsule's total areal density (ρR). Measurement of proton yield, in combination with the primary and secondary neutron yield, provides an estimate of fuel parameters. Recent data from OMEGA implosions will be presented. This work was performed in part at the LLE National Laser Users' Facility (NLUF), and was supported in part by the U.S. DOE Contract DE-FG03-99SF21782, LLE subcontract PO410025G, LLNL subcontract B313975, and by the U.S. DOE Office of ICF under Coop. Agreem. No. DE-FC03-92SF19460.
- Publication:
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APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- October 2000
- Bibcode:
- 2000APS..DPPHO1007S