title: Charged-particle spectroscopy for diagnosing shock ρR and strength in NIF implosions.
abstract: The compact Wedge Range Filter (WRF) proton spectrometer was developed for OMEGA and transferred to the National Ignition Facility (NIF) as a National Ignition Campaign diagnostic. The WRF measures the spectrum of protons from D-(3)He reactions in tuning-campaign implosions containing D and (3)He gas; in this work we report on the first proton spectroscopy measurement on the NIF using WRFs. The energy downshift of the 14.7-MeV proton is directly related to the total ρR through the plasma stopping power. Additionally, the shock proton yield is measured, which is a metric of the final merged shock strength.
authors.affiliation: Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 02139, USA. zylstra@mit.edu
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