The Single-Line-Of-Sight, Time-Resolved X-Ray Imager Diagnostic On Omega

The single-line-of-sight, time-resolved x-ray imager (SLOS-TRXI) on OMEGA is one of a new generation of fast-gated x-ray cameras comprising an electron pulse-dilation imager and a nanosecondgated, burst-mode, hybrid complementary metal-oxide semiconductor sensor. SLOS-TRXI images the core of imploded cryogenic deuterium-tritium shells in inertial confinement fusion experiments in the similar to 4-to 9-keV photon energy range with a pinhole imager onto a photocathode. The diagnostic is mounted on a fixed port almost perpendicular to a 16-channel, framing-camera-based, time-resolved Kirkpatrick-Baez microscope, providing a second time-gated line of sight for hot-spot imaging on OMEGA. SLOS-TRXI achieves similar to 40-ps temporal resolution and better than 10-mu m spatial resolution. Shots with neutron yields of up to 1 x 10(14) were taken without observed neutron-induced background signal. The implosion images from SLOS-TRXI show the evolution of the stagnating core. Published by AIP Publishing.