ZR neutron diagnostic suite

Abstract

The ZR facility, a major refurbishment of Sandia National Laboratories' Z facility, is in the final stages of becoming operational. A number of neutron experiments are planned for this facility including deuterium gas puff z-pinch loads as well as indirect drive capsule experiments. As part of this effort, a new suite of neutron diagnostics is being developed. This suite will include improved neutron activation and neutron time-of-flight diagnostics for initial experiments. Future diagnostics being planned for ZR include neutron imaging, neutron bang time, neutron reaction history, and a neutron-proton recoil magnetic analyzer.