New capabilties of 800 MeV proton radiography at Los Alamos

C. L. Schwartz, G. E. Hogan, K. Kwiatkowski, P. A. Rigg, P. M. Rightley, F. G. Mariam, M. Marr-Lyon, F. E. Merrill, C. L. Morris, A. Saunders, D. Tupa

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Abstract

Three new capabilities have recently been commissioned at the proton radiography [1] facility at Los Alamos. A powder gun driver system has been installed and commissioned and a series of demonstration measurements have been completed. This powder gun is now regularly used to drive dynamic experiments. A new CMOS hybrid camera technology has been developed and fielded resulting in dramatic improvements in quantum efficiency as well as providing eight additional radiographic images per dynamic event. A proton x3 magnifier was designed, built and commissioned to provide improved radiographic resolution for 800 MeV proton radiography experiments. Details of these new capabilities will be presented along with data from recent experiments which utilized these new capabilities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationShock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2007
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, 2007 APS SCCM
Pages1135-1138
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event15th Biennial International Conference of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2007 - Waikoloa, HI, United States
Duration: Jun 24 2007Jun 29 2007

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume955
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference15th Biennial International Conference of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWaikoloa, HI
Period06/24/0706/29/07

Keywords

  • Aluminum
  • Copper
  • Density
  • Equation of state
  • Iron
  • Proton radiography
  • Ultra-fast imaging

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