Questions about the observations from NIF at LLNL

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The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) conducts experiments using deuterium-tritium (D-T) targets to achieve nuclear fusion. The emitted light from the imploded plasma primarily consists of X-rays due to the high temperatures involved, rather than visible light. Time resolution for observations is critical, with measurements typically in the nanosecond range. Section III of the referenced paper provides detailed diagnostics and further reading on the subject as of 2013.

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The NIF (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Ignition_Facility) is an experiment at the LLNL, using a 'target' filled with D-T in order to create nuclear fusion reactions. I was wondering what would be a way to examine the light emitted from the imploded plasma target there, what colors could we see, what time resolution would be required, and what other observations could we see?
 
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The attached paper gives a status update of the work at NIF, as of 2013. Section III talks about some of the diagnostics used and gives references to papers with more detail. Since the plasma is quite hot, most of the EM radiation is in X-rays, not visible light. The graphs also give you information on the time scale, which is measured in nanoseconds.
 

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