Cherenkov radiation conversion and collection considerations for a gamma bang time/reaction history diagnostic for the NIF

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Herrmann, Hans W ^a   MacK, Joseph M ^a   Young, Carlton S ^a   Malone, Robert M ^b   Stoeffl, Wolfgang ^c   Horsfield, Colin J ^d  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b National Security Technologies   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d AWE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; IGNITION; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; IONIZING RADIATION; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL RECORDING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; RADIATION; RATE CONSTANTS;

CHERENKOV DETECTORS; CHERENKOV PHOTONS; CHERENKOV RADIATIONS; CONVERSION PROCESSES; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; DIRECT MEASURES; DOPPLER; DYNAMIC RANGES; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGNS; FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENTS; INTERACTION RATES; NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITIES; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OPTICAL-; RECORDING SYSTEMS; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRONS; SYSTEM DESIGNS;

FUSION REACTIONS;

EID: 55349099158     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2979868     Document Type: Conference Paper

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