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Review of Scientific Instruments presents: Proceedings from the 18^th Topical Conference on High-Temperature Plasma Diagnostics

The 18^th Topical Conference on High-Temperature Plasma Diagnostics was held 16–20 May 2010 in Wildwood, New Jersey. This biennial conference brings together plasma physicists from a variety of fields including magnetic confinement fusion, inertial confinement fusion, space plasmas, astrophysics, and industrial applications to discuss mutual problems in the development of instrumentation and experimental techniques for the characterization of high-temperature plasmas.

Editor of the AIP journal, Review of Scientific Instruments, Albert T. Macrander, discusses the 2010 HTPD Conference as well as RSI's involvement and publication of the proceedings in the in the October 2010 issue.

David R. Smith, post-doc at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Engineering Physics (on long-term assignment at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab), discusses the 2010 HTPD Conference.

All proceedings of the conference are now published in the October Issue of Review of Scientific Instruments (RSI).

Highlights from the 18th Topical Conference on High-Temperature Plasma Diagnostics:

Streaked radiography measurements of convergent ablator performance (invited)
The velocity and remaining ablator mass of an imploding capsule are critical metrics for assessing the progress toward ignition of an inertially confined fusion experiment. These and other ablator rocket parameters have been measured using a single streaked x-ray radiograph. The figure to the left was taken at the OMEGA laser facillity in Rochester, which has a program for laser driven inertial fusion. The image highlights the collaborative effort between Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory, and OASIS, involved in the research.

Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 10E304 (2010)

National Ignition Facility neutron time-of-flight measurements (invited)
The first 3 of 18 neutron time-of-flight (nTOF) channels have been installed at the National Ignition Facility (NIF). The role of these detectors includes yield, temperature, and bang time measurements. This article focuses on nTOF data analysis and quality of results obtained for the first set of experiments to use all 192 NIF beams. The nTOF performance on these early experiments indicates that the nTOF system with its full complement of detectors should perform well in future measurements of yield, temperature, and bang time.

Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 10D319 (2010)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 18TH TOPICAL CONFERENCE ON HIGH-TEMPERATURE PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS

WILDWOOD, NEW JERSEY, USA, 16–20 May 2010

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Preface to the Proceedings

Fusion Products and Fast Ions—Ramon J. Leeper, Session Chairman

Thomson Scattering, Interferometry, Polarimetry, and Phase Contrast Imaging—David L. Brower, Session Chairman

Active and Passive Spectroscopy (Visible/UV, IR, VUV, EUV)—George R. McKee, Session Chairman

Backscattering, Electron Cyclotron Emission, Electron Bernstein Waves, and Reflectometry—Brentley C. Stratton, Session Chairman

Diagnostic Suites, Data Acquisition, Magnetics, Probes, Heavy Ion Beam Probes, Bolometry, Dust Measurements, and Plasma Sources—Robert Kaita, Session Chairman

X-Ray Detectors and Spectrometers—Robert L. Kauffman, Session Chairman

Imaging (X-Ray, Visible, IR, VUV, EUV)—Joseph D. Kilkenny, Session Chairman

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Review of Scientific Instruments presents: Proceedings from the 18th Topical Conference on High-Temperature Plasma Diagnostics