Development of a hardened imaging system for the Laser MegaJoule

Conference of 7th International Conference on Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications, IFSA 2011 ; Conference Date: 12 September 2011 Through 16 September 2011; International audience; The Laser MegaJoule (LMJ) facility will host inertial confinement fusion experiments in order to achieve ignition by imploding a Deuterium-Tritium microballoon. In this context an X-ray imager is necessary to diagnose the core size and shape of the DT-target in the 10-100 keV band in complement of neutron imaging system. Such a diagnostic will be composed of two parts: an X-ray optical system and a detection assembly. Each element will be affected by the harsh environment created by fusion reactions.