A high-resolving-power x-ray spectrometer for the OMEGA EP Laser (invited)

  • P. M. Nilson
  • , F. Ehrne
  • , C. Mileham
  • , D. Mastrosimone
  • , R. K. Jungquist
  • , C. Taylor
  • , C. R. Stillman
  • , S. T. Ivancic
  • , R. Boni
  • , J. Hassett
  • , D. J. Lonobile
  • , R. W. Kidder
  • , M. J. Shoup
  • , A. A. Solodov
  • , C. Stoeckl
  • , W. Theobald
  • , D. H. Froula
  • , K. W. Hill
  • , L. Gao
  • , M. Bitter
  • P. Efthimion, D. D. Meyerhofer

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Abstract

A high-resolving-power x-ray spectrometer has been developed for the OMEGA EP Laser System based on a spherically bent Si [220] crystal with a radius of curvature of 330 mm and a Spectral Instruments (SI) 800 Series charge-coupled device. The instrument measures time-integrated x-ray emission spectra in the 7.97- to 8.11-keV range, centered on the Cu Kα1 line. To demonstrate the performance of the spectrometer under high-power conditions, Kα1,2 emission spectra were measured from Cu foils irradiated by the OMEGA EP laser with 100-J, 1-ps pulses at focused intensities above 1018 W/cm2. The ultimate goal is to couple the spectrometer to a picosecond x-ray streak camera and measure temperature-equilibration dynamics inside rapidly heated materials. The plan for these ultrafast streaked x-ray spectroscopy studies is discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number11D504
JournalReview of Scientific Instruments
Volume87
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Instrumentation

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