DT neutron yield (Y n), ion temperature (T i), and down-scatter ratio (dsr) determined from
measured neutron spectra are essential metrics for diagnosing the performance of inertial …

The National Ignition Facility (NIF) successfully completed its first inertial confinement fusion
(ICF) campaign in 2009. A neutron time-of-flight (nTOF) system was part of the nuclear …

Neutrons generated in Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) experiments provide valuable
information to interpret the conditions reached in the plasma. The neutron time-of-flight …

Fast ignition is a two-step inertial confinement fusion concept where megaelectron volt
electrons ignite the compressed core of an imploded fuel capsule driven by a relatively low …

Neutron yields are measured at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) by an extensive suite of
neutron activation diagnostics. Neutrons interact with materials whose reaction cross …

The areal density (ρR) of cryogenic DT implosions on Omega is inferred by measuring the
spectrum of neutrons that elastically scatter off the dense deuterium (D) and tritium (T) fuel …

A next-generation neutron temporal diagnostic (NTD) capable of recording high-quality data
for the highest anticipated yield cryogenic deuterium–tritium (DT) implosion experiments …

Integrated fast ignition experiments were performed at ILE, Osaka, and LLE, Rochester, in
which a nanosecond driver laser implodes a deuterated plastic shell in front of the tip of a …

Collisional kinetic modifications of ion distributions in interpenetrating flows are investigated
by irradiating two opposing targets, either CD/CD or CD/CH, on the National Ignition Facility …

A new neutron time-of-flight (nTOF) detector for fuel-areal-density measurements in
cryogenic DT implosions was installed on the OMEGA Laser System. The nTOF detector has …