Tring, UK, July 1, 2002, DRS Hadland Ltd. has contracted to develop and supply special X-ray streak cameras for the National Ignition Facility (NIF) Fusion Research Program at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The new x-ray streak cameras will provide state-of-the-art performance and operational versatility on very fast transient events in the laser fusion and plasma research fields.
The cameras will provide time resolution better than 10 picoseconds and will employ a large photocathode to provide the high spatial resolution required for time resolved x-ray spectroscopy. Through selection of cathode material the spectral range of operation of the new cameras will extend from 10 eV to greater than 15 KeV.
The new X-ray cameras will deliver a dynamic range in excess of 200:1 throughout their range of operation. With facility for optical or electrical triggering the cameras will enable streak recording of events in time windows from 2.5 ns to 50 ns.
Using a new state-of-the-art 4k x 4k pixel 14-bit CCD sensor fiber optically coupled to the streak tube/intensifier the cameras will operate across long time windows, whilst maintaining optimal spatial resolution and minimum cross-talk. User-friendly Windows compatible software will provides a suite of image analysis capabilities and monitoring of all camera functions via a RS232 link.
For more information, visit www.drshadland.co.uk.
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