Use of a large-aperture high-energy laser for radiography of Z-pinch driven hohlraums

Summary from only given. The Z-machine is a Z-pinch device, using pulsed power methods to implode wire arrays and create high density plasmas and consequent x-ray emission. Small cavities (holhraums) are used to symmetrically bathe capsules in this radiation, causing the capsules compress for ICF studies. Radiography performed during an accelerator shot shows implosion symmetry and a factor of 2 compression at 14 ns after peak accelerator radiation The new radiography ability provided by a Z-beamlet laser allows this implosion symmetry to be studied and improved.