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Phased plan for the implementation of the time-resolving magnetic recoil spectrometer on the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

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Kunimune, JH; Gatu Johnson, M; Moore, AS; Trosseille, CA; Johnson, TM; Berg, GPA; Mackinnon, AJ; Kilkenny, JD; Frenje, JA; ... Show more Show less
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<jats:p> The time-resolving magnetic recoil spectrometer (MRSt) is a transformative diagnostic that will be used to measure the time-resolved neutron spectrum from an inertial confinement fusion implosion at the National Ignition Facility (NIF). It uses a CD foil on the outside of the hohlraum to convert fusion neutrons to recoil deuterons. An ion-optical system positioned outside the NIF target chamber energy-disperses and focuses forward-scattered deuterons. A pulse-dilation drift tube (PDDT) subsequently dilates, un-skews, and detects the signal. While the foil and ion-optical system have been designed, the PDDT requires more development before it can be implemented. Therefore, a phased plan is presented that first uses the foil and ion-optical systems with detectors that can be implemented immediately—namely CR-39 and hDISC streak cameras. These detectors will allow the MRSt to be commissioned in an intermediate stage and begin collecting data on a reduced timescale, while the PDDT is developed in parallel. A CR-39 detector will be used in phase 1 for the measurement of the time-integrated neutron spectra with excellent energy-resolution, necessary for the energy calibration of the system. Streak cameras will be used in phase 2 for measurement of the time-resolved spectrum with limited spectral coverage, which is sufficient to diagnose the time-resolved ion temperature. Simulations are presented that predict the performance of the streak camera detector, indicating that it will achieve excellent burn history measurements at current yields, and good time-resolved ion-temperature measurements at yields above 3 × 10<jats:sup>17</jats:sup>. The PDDT will be used for optimal efficiency and resolution in phase 3. </jats:p>
Date issued
2022-08-01
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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/145504
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center
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Review of Scientific Instruments
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AIP Publishing
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Kunimune, JH, Gatu Johnson, M, Moore, AS, Trosseille, CA, Johnson, TM et al. 2022. "Phased plan for the implementation of the time-resolving magnetic recoil spectrometer on the National Ignition Facility (NIF)." Review of Scientific Instruments, 93 (8).
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