OMEGA Targets

  • Cryogenic fill-tube capsule visible in a layering sphere
    Fill-Tube in Layering Sphere
    Cryogenic fill-tube capsule visible in a layering sphere

    Fill-Tube in Layering Sphere

    Cryogenic fill-tube capsule visible in a layering sphere

  • Cryogenic fill-tube capsule
    Cryogenic Fill-Tube Capsule
    Cryogenic fill-tube capsule

    Cryogenic Fill-Tube Capsule

    A Cryogenic Fill-Tube Capsule.

  • Prototype 3mm-diameter NIF Fill-Tube Target
    NIF Fill-Tube Target
    Prototype 3mm-diameter NIF Fill-Tube Target

    NIF Fill-Tube Target

    Prototype 3mm-diameter NIF Fill-Tube Target.

  • Advanced Cryogenic Target Test Station
    Advanced Cryogenic Target Test Station
    Advanced Cryogenic Target Test Station

    Advanced Cryogenic Target Test Station

    Advanced Cryogenic Target Test Station.

  • Hohlraum Energetics Pointing Target
    Hohlraum Energetics Pointing Target
    Hohlraum Energetics Pointing Target

    Hohlraum Energetics Pointing Target

    The hohlraum energetics pointing target compared to a penny.

  • The Powell-scope metrology station is used to measure the angles and dimensions of complex angles.
    Powell-Scope
    Metrology Station
    The Powell-scope metrology station is used to measure the angles and dimensions of complex angles.

    Powell-Scope Metrology Station

    The Powell-scope metrology station is used to measure the angles and dimensions of complex angles.

  • Silicon-overcoat test target
    Silicon-Overcoat
    Test Target
    Silicon-overcoat test target

    Silicon-Overcoat Test Target

    Photograph of a silicon-overcoat test target.

  • The cryogenic D2 and DT targets imploded on the OMEGA laser are mounted at the center of a beryllium "C" mount using four strands of spider silk.
    Target Shot on "C" Mount
    The cryogenic D2 and DT targets imploded on the OMEGA laser are mounted at the center of a beryllium "C" mount using four strands of spider silk.

    Target Shot on "C" Mount

    The cryogenic D2 and DT targets imploded on the OMEGA laser are mounted at the center of a beryllium "C" mount using four strands of spider silk.

  • Cryo Target Shot Operations Facilities
    Cryo Target Shot Operations Facilities
    Cryo Target Shot Operations Facilities

    Cryo Target Shot Operations Facilities

    Cryogenic target shot operations facilities.

  • Cryogenic fill transfer station 2
    Cryogenic Fill Transfer Station 2
    Cryogenic fill transfer station 2

    Cryogenic Fill Transfer Station 2

    Cryogenic Fill Transfer Station 2

  • First cryogenic 50:50 DT target implosion.
    First Cryo DT Target Implosion
    First cryogenic 50:50 DT target implosion.

    First Cryo DT Target Implosion

    First cryogenic 50:50 DT target implosion.

  • Cone Target
    Cone Target
    Cone Target

    Cone Target

    Cone target compared to a penny.

  • XRTS Target
    XRTS Target
    XRTS Target

    XRTS Target

    XRTS Target compared to a penny.

  • Saturn-Mounted Target
    Saturn-Mounted Target
    Saturn-Mounted Target

    Saturn-Mounted Target

    A Saturn-mounted target.

  • Mount With Cryo Target
    Mount With Cryo Target
    Mount With Cryo Target

    Mount With Cryo Target

    A cryo target suspended by spider silk is compared to a penny.

  • Direct-drive targets are driven by laser irradiation that impinges directly on the capsule.
    Direct-Drive Target Diagram
    Direct-drive targets are driven by laser irradiation that impinges directly on the capsule.

    Direct-Drive Target Diagram

    Direct-drive targets are driven by laser irradiation that impinges directly on the capsule.

  • Indirect-drive targets are compressed by x-rays generated when the laser impinges on a cylindrical "hohlraum" that surrounds the target.
    Indirect-Drive Target Diagram
    Indirect-drive targets are compressed by x-rays generated when the laser impinges on a cylindrical "hohlraum" that surrounds the target.

    Indirect-Drive Target Diagram

    Indirect-drive targets are compressed by x-rays generated when the laser impinges on a cylindrical "hohlraum" that surrounds the target.

  • Schematic of a spherical implosion target.
    Spherical Implosion Target Schematic
    Schematic of a spherical implosion target.

    Spherical Implosion Target Schematic

    Schematic of a spherical implosion target.

  • Typical planar plasma physics target. Each of the three elements is approximately 1mm by 1mm with the thickness shown.
    Plasma Physics Target Diagram
    Typical planar plasma physics target. Each of the three elements is approximately 1mm by 1mm with the thickness shown.

    Plasma Physics Target Diagram

    Typical planar plasma physics target. Each of the three elements is approximately 1mm by 1mm with the thickness shown.

  • Single-foil planar plasma physics target.
    Single-foil Planar Plasma Physics Target
    Single-foil planar plasma physics target.

    Single-foil Planar Plasma Physics Target

    Illustration of a single-foil planar plasma physics target.

  • (a) Surrogate target. (b) Dumbbell surrogate target. (c) X-ray pointing target
    Targets
    (a) Surrogate target. (b) Dumbbell surrogate target. (c) X-ray pointing target

    Targets

    (a) Surrogate Target. (b) Dumbbell Surrogate target (represents planar target, or hohlraum, for laser alignment). (c) X-ray pointing target.

  • Schematic of a typical hohlraum target for indirect-drive experiments
    Hohlraum Schematic
    Schematic of a typical hohlraum target for indirect-drive experiments

    Hohlraum Schematic

    Schematic of a typical hohlraum target for indirect-drive experiments

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