A platform for non-local thermodynamic equilibrium atomic physics research using the buried layer target approach at a kJ level laser facility.

We present a design and first use of a kJ level laser facility for research of non-local thermodynamic equilibrium atomic physics using the buried layer target method. The target design included a metal layer buried inside a plastic tamper with thicknesses tailored to the expected laser intensities. The target was illuminated from each side by two laser beams with intensities of 0.

Sustainable manufacturing through application of reconfigurable and intelligent systems in production processes: a system perspective.

Sustainable production aims at creating products from processes that minimize environmental impact, energy consumption and natural resources. Customers and markets are ever more leaning towards digital, custom, and flexible solutions with lower environmental impact. Hence, Industry 4.

2nd and 3rd order spectral energy corrections with penumbral de-blurring methodology for opacity platform used on the National Ignition Facility.

The Opacity Spectrometer (OpSpec) used in the National Ignition Facility's opacity experiments measures x-ray spectra from 0.9 to 2.1 keV from the different experimental regions: the backlight source, emission source, and the absorption region with the transmission calculated from these regions.

Sub-keV design for the National Ignition Facility's soft x-ray Opacity Spectrometer (OpSpec) and expansion plans for time-resolved measurements.

When compared with the National Ignition Facility's (NIF) original soft x-ray opacity spectrometer, which used a convex cylindrical design, an elliptically shaped design has helped to increase the signal-to-noise ratio and eliminated nearly all reflections from alternate crystal planes. The success of the elliptical geometry in the opacity experiments has driven a new elliptical geometry crystal with a spectral range covering 520-1100 eV. When coupled with the primary elliptical geometry, which spans 1000-2100 eV, the new sub-keV elliptical geometry helps to cover the full iron L-shell and major oxygen transitions important to solar opacity experimentation.

Characterization of Agfa Structurix series D4 and D3sc x-ray films in the 0.7-4.6 keV energy range.

X-ray films remain a key asset for high-resolution x-ray spectral imaging in high-energy-density experiments conducted at the National Ignition Facility (NIF). The soft x-ray Opacity Spectrometer (OpSpec) fielded at the NIF has an elliptically shaped crystal design that measures x rays in the 900-2100 eV range and currently uses an image plate as the detecting medium. However, Agfa D4 and D3sc x-ray films' higher spatial resolution provides increased spectral resolution to the data over the IP-TR image plates, driving the desire for regular use of x-ray film as a detecting medium.