title: Observation of asymmetrically imploded core plasmas with a two-dimensional sampling image x-ray streak camera.
abstract: A shell target with a cone for guiding the heating beam has been proposed for the fast ignition scheme. Implosion of such target is no longer symmetric because of the cone. A fast two-dimensional x-ray imaging technique, two-dimensional (2D) sampling image x-ray streak camera was applied for the first time to observation of the dynamics of implosion and core plasma. X-ray emission image of the plasma was sampled with two-dimensionally distributed image sampling points, streaked with the tube, and the recorded signals were reconstructed as sequential 2D frame images. Shape and movement of the core plasma were clearly observed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-Oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. shiraga@ile.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shiraga
authors.forename: Myongdok
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Norimitsu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mahigashi
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Azechi