Quick Shot

In preparation for the OMEGA calibration shots, the NIF x-ray spectrometer (NXS) is shown with the development team consisting of Sean Regan, Milt Shoup, Mark Bedzyk, Chad Abbott, and Tim Clark. Funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, this time-resolved x-ray spectrometer for the National Ignition Facility was designed, fabricated, and calibrated by LLE through a contract with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.