Published October 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Implementation of imaging Thomson scattering on the Omega Laser

  • 1. Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, New York 14623 (United States)
  • 2. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94551 (United States)

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Imaging Thomson scattering has been implemented on the Omega Laser facility at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester [J. M. Soures et al., Laser and Particle Beams 11, 317 (1993)]. Using a high-resolution spectrometer and an intensified charge-coupled device, the electron temperature profile, ranging from 1.5 to 3 keV, was measured along the axis of a CH gas-filled hohlraum. The system integrates over 200 ps a region 2 mm in length and has a spatial resolution of 50 μm and a spectral resolution of 0.027 nm. Data obtained from this diagnostic are compared to hydrodynamic simulations

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Journal Title
Review of Scientific Instruments
Journal Volume
77
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 10E520
ISSN
0034-6748
CODEN
RSINAK

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