Spherically bent crystal for X-ray imaging of laser produced plasmas

In the fast ignition approach to inertial confinement fusion (ICF), the ignition is expected to be triggered by an ultra-high intensity laser-produced fast electron beam, propagating and releasing its energy at the core of the shock-compressed deuterium–tritium (DT) capsule. ore the study of fast electron generation and transport is crucial for fast ignition science. onsequence of fast electron transport, K-shell ionization of the medium atoms is produced with the subsequent emission of a K-alpha photon. The imaging of K-α sources is therefore very useful to obtain both quantitative and qualitative information on fast electron transport. cally bent crystals can provide 2-D spatially resolved and mono-energetic images of the K-α source and are widely used in several fast ignition oriented experiments.