title: Performance of Laser Megajoule's x-ray streak camera.
abstract: A prototype of a picosecond x-ray streak camera has been developed and tested by Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives to provide plasma-diagnostic support for the Laser Megajoule. We report on the measured performance of this streak camera, which almost fulfills the requirements: 50-μm spatial resolution over a 15-mm field in the photocathode plane, 17-ps temporal resolution in a 2-ns timebase, a detection threshold lower than 625 nJ/cm2in the 0.05-15 keV spectral range, and a dynamic range greater than 100.
authors.affiliation: CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zuber
authors.affiliation: CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bazzoli
authors.affiliation: CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brunel
authors.affiliation: CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burillo
authors.affiliation: Photonis France SAS, Avenue Roger Roncier, BP 520, 19106 Brive Cedex, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fronty
authors.affiliation: CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gontier
authors.affiliation: Photonis France SAS, Avenue Roger Roncier, BP 520, 19106 Brive Cedex, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goulmy
authors.affiliation: CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Moreau
authors.affiliation: CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oudot
authors.affiliation: CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rubbelynck
authors.affiliation: CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soullié
authors.affiliation: CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stemmler
authors.affiliation: CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trosseille