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

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 spectr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Review of scientific instruments 2016-11, Vol.87 (11), p.11D504-11D504
Hauptverfasser: Nilson, P. M., Ehrne, F., Mileham, C., Mastrosimone, D., Jungquist, R. K., Taylor, C., Stillman, C. R., Ivancic, S. T., Boni, R., Hassett, J., Lonobile, D. J., Kidder, R. W., Shoup, M. J., Solodov, A. A., Stoeckl, C., Theobald, W., Froula, D. H., Hill, K. W., Gao, L., Bitter, M., Efthimion, P., Meyerhofer, D. D.
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Zusammenfassung: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 K α1 line. To demonstrate the performance of the spectrometer under high-power conditions, K α1,2 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.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.4961076