• Optics and Precision Engineering
  • Vol. 20, Issue 11, 2389 (2012)
YAN Ya-dong* and HE Jun-hua
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    DOI: 10.3788/ope.20122011.2389 Cite this Article
    YAN Ya-dong, HE Jun-hua. Design of optical system for fusion reaction-rate measurement[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2012, 20(11): 2389 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Based on a plastic scintillator and an optic streak camera, a measuring system for fusion reaction-rate was designed, then the working princile and design method of the measuring system were addressed in detail. A piece of fused silica window was set just behind the plastic scintillator to protect optical elements from darkening after a long time exposure in scatted X rays and the ultraviolet crystals and other ultraviolet glass were selected to ensure the high system transmission. Furthermore, the image plane of the optical system was put onto a photocathode of the streak camera directly to remove the aperture non-matching of input optic system of the streak camera. Finally, a field mirror was put on the first image plane to reduce the max diameter of optical element from 160 mm to 120 mm. The designed optical system has a total length of 2 660 mm, magnification of 3∶1 and its final lens is F/0.667 and transmission is 67%. Moreover, the time dispersion of the optical system is less than 7.3 ps. These results meet the experimental needs of different neutron yields and good experimental results have been obtained in a laser targeting experiment.