Charge-coupled device (CCD) response to MeV charged particles of interest for /spl rho/R and symmetry measurements

Author

Li, C.K. ; Hicks, D.G. ; Petrasso, R.D. ; Sequin, F.H. ; Cable, M.C. ; Phillips, T. ; Knauer, J.P. ; Cremer, S. ; Kremens, R.L.

Author_Institution

Plasma Fusion Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

3-5 June 1996

Firstpage

111

Abstract

Summary form only given, as follows. Charge-coupled devices (CCDs) are to be utilized as charged-particle detectors for /spl rho/R and implosion symmetry diagnostics on the /spl Omega/-Upgrade facility and NOVA. Using a large range of /spl sim/MeV charged particles, comprehensive studies have been performed on several different CCDs in order to establish that both the energy of the particle and its identity (e.g. H, D, or T) can be determined. We also show the response of the CCDs to an absolutely calibrated source of 14-MeV neutrons. We report on the results of these experiments and the manner in which the CCDs are being incorporated in the design and fabrication of the charged-particle spectrometers for /spl Omega/-Upgrade and NOVA.

Keywords

charge-coupled devices; /spl Omega/-Upgrade facility; /spl rho/R measurements; 14 MeV; MeV charged particles; NOVA; charge-coupled device response; charged-particle detectors; charged-particle spectrometers; implosion symmetry diagnostics; symmetry measurements; Charge coupled devices; Contracts; Current measurement; Energy measurement; Laboratories; Laser fusion; Particle measurements; Plasma devices; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 1996. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1996 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Boston, MA, USA

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3322-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.1996.550244

Filename

550244