OMEGA experiments: X-ray spectral diagnostics of ICF materials
Goal: To study the effects of ablator dopants on the radiation-hydrodynamics of the ablation and capsule implosion; and
To develop a technique for diagnosing the instantaneous properties at a location in the interior of a solid sample.
Specifically, we want to measure the time at which the radiation wave reaches a specific depth in the ablator as a function of dopant level.