A transmitted-beam diagnostic for the wavelength-tunable UV drive beam on OMEGA.

A transmitted-beam diagnostic (P9TBD) was developed as part of a new experimental platform used to study laser-plasma interactions on OMEGA. Located in the opposing port to the wavelength-tunable (350 nm to 353 nm) UV drive beam, the P9TBD characterizes the beam after it propagates through an undersense plasma. The instrument consists of a large-aperture window that allows light to exit the target chamber and project onto a thin sheet of semi-transparent diffuser material.