Daniel Thorn

Executive Summary

We are conducting basic science experiments using a newly developed approach to x-ray spectroscopy to elucidate the nature (temperature, density, constituency, etc.) of stagnating plasma found in inertial-confinement fusion implosions. This research will impact future inertial confinement fusion designs and data interpretation, as well as nuclear stockpile stewardship and weapons science.

Publications, Presentations, Etc.

Thorn, D. 2018. "A New Toroidal X-ray Crystal Spectrometer for the Diagnosis of High Energy Density Plasmas at the National Ignition Facility." Review of Scientific Instruments 89. UCRL-JRNL-749904.

——— . 2018. "Absolute Calibration of a Time-Resolved High Resolution X-ray Spectrometer for the National Ignition Facility." Review of Scientific Instruments 89. LLNL-ABS-744618.

——— . 2018. "X-ray Spectrometer Throughput Model for (selected) Flat Bragg Crystal spectrometers on laser plasma facilities." Review of Scientific Instruments 89. LLNL-CONF-751004.

——— . 2019. "Pushered Single Shell Implosions for Mix and Radiation Rapping Studies Using High-Z Layers on the National Ignition Facility." Physics of Plasmas 26. LLNL-JRNL-773415.