Extended Data Fig. 1: SRTe x-ray Image. | Nature Physics

Extended Data Fig. 1: SRTe x-ray Image.

From: Demonstration of hot-spot fuel gain exceeding unity in direct-drive inertial confinement fusion implosions

Extended Data Fig. 1: SRTe x-ray Image.

Spatially resolved electron temperature (SRTe) diagnostic experimental x-ray image of shot number 102154. The photon simulated luminescence (PSL) is an analog for brightness. Fourier analysis of the hot-spot modes show that the \(\ell = 2\) mode is typically dominant in OMEGA implosions, and the inferred hot-spot volumes account for ellipticity. The majority of recent high-yield OMEGA implosions are round, with low semi-major to semi-minor axis ratios a/b. For example, shot 102154 has a/b = 1.03 ± 0.02.

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