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Direct Imaging of Laser-driven Ultrafast Molecular Rotation
Published on: February 4, 2017
High performance imaging streak camera for the National Ignition Facility
Y P Opachich1, D H Kalantar, A G MacPhee
1Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave., Livermore, California 94550, USA. YPOpachich@gmail.com
Abstract:
An x-ray streak camera platform has been characterized and implemented for use at the National Ignition Facility. The camera has been modified to meet the experiment requirements of the National Ignition Campaign and to perform reliably in conditions that produce high electromagnetic interference. A train of temporal ultra-violet timing markers has been added to the diagnostic in order to calibrate the temporal axis of the instrument and the detector efficiency of the streak camera was improved by using a CsI photocathode. The performance of the streak camera has been characterized and is summarized in this paper. The detector efficiency and cathode measurements are also presented.
