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Discusses the results of experiments in which CR-39 track recording material was exposed to a number of implosions in the Nova laser. Identification of the incident particles and their energies; Calibration of the etching procedure; Comparison of deuterium-deuterium neutron yield with the deuterium-deuterium proton yield determined from the track.

Describes the series of experiments on Omega in which a charged-particle spectrometer was utilized. Components of the spectrometer; Excellent particle selectivity and energy resolution of the spectrometer; Measurement of ratios of various fusion products from a single shot.