NIF neutron bang time detector prototype test on OMEGA

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1 I, 2005, Pages 70-76

  Glebov, V Yu ^a   Stoeckl, C ^a   Sangster, T C ^a   Roberts, S ^a   Lerche, R A ^b   Schmid, G J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inertial confinement; National Ignition Facility (NIF); Neutron detectors; Neutrons

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DIAMONDS; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; INSTRUMENT TESTING; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER PULSES; NEUTRON EMISSION; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

LASER SYSTEM; NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY (NIF); NEUTRON BANG TIME DETECTOR; PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE (PMT); PLASTIC SCINTILLATOR; POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 14844295015     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.841171     Document Type: Article

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