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DOE OSTI2023

High-Density Implosions on OMEGA and the National Ignition Facility (NIF) (Final FY23 report for the subcontract B656484 (formerly B640112))

This final FY23 report for the subcontract B656484 (formerly B640112) “High-Density Implosions on Omega and the National Ignition Facility (NIF)” summarizes MIT’s support of LLNL experiments at OMEGA and the NIF with nuclear diagnostics, platforms and analysis, and of training PhD students. Overall, the tasks identified as Statement-Of-Work (SOW) items for FY23 were accomplished.

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DOE OSTI2024

Prototype X-ray and Gamma Detection with Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy

Cyclotron radiation emission spectroscopy, or CRES, is a novel approach to measuring the energy of an electron. By trapping a free electron in a high magnetic field, it undergoes cyclotron motion and emits radiofrequency (RF) waves. The frequency of this RF radiation is directly related to the energy of the electron. Because many cycles of the RF emission are recorded, the energy resolution of the CRES system is on the order of a single electron volt. To make a CRES system sensitive to photons, a target gas is used to induce a photoelectric effect, producing the electron that is subsequently trapped. By adding the binding energy of the target atom, the energy of the incident photon may be reconstructed. Using a xenon target gas, photoelectric interactions dominate up to approximately 300 keV, covering not only all atomic shell X-rays of the elements, but many low-lying nuclear states as well, including key transuranic elements related to nuclear security. CRES holds the potential of maintaining single-eV resolution up to this 300-keV range, thereby surpassing current state-of-the-art detectors by a factor of 10-100. The instrumental resolution of the system is limited by the uniformity of the applied magnetic field.

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