Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 143). / The first measurements of the nuclear burn region of OMEGA implosions have been made with the Proton Core Imaging Spectroscope (PCIS). Using CR-39 nuclear track detectors, PCIS applies the technique of penumbral imaging to measure the radial profile of D-D and D-3He protons produced by implosions of D2-3He-filled capsules. For capsules with 20 [mu]m-CH shells, images of D-3He protons resulted in Gaussian profiles with an average l/e radius of [approx.]35 [mu]m. Gaussian profiles inferred from the D-3He protons and D-D protons produced by implosions of 2 [mu]tm SiO2-shell capsules had average l/e radii of 60 [mu]m and 94 [mu]m, respectively. [mu]m and 94 [mu]m, respectively. / by Brook-Eden Schwartz. / S.M.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MIT/oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/29443 |
Date | January 2004 |
Creators | Schwartz, Brook-Eden, 1979- |
Contributors | Richard D. Petrasso., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Nuclear Engineering., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering |
Publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Source Sets | M.I.T. Theses and Dissertation |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis |
Format | 143 p., 4731616 bytes, 4731425 bytes, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf |
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