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NIF Zirconium Neutron Activation Diagnostic
January 21, 2011
The zirconium Neutron Activation Diagnostic (Zr-NAD) is one of several diagnostics that have been developed, designed, and/or engineered by LLE for the National Ignition Campaign. This diagnostic will use nuclear activation of a zirconium foil to measure the primary neutron yield from implosions of DT fuel. The device was designed to place the zirconium foil at a precise distance from the imploding target, resulting in an accurate neutron yield measurement.