Dr. Thomas W. Tunnell Profile

Dr. Thomas W. Tunnell

Sr. Scientific Specialist at National Securities Technologies LLC

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Publications (12)

Proceedings Article | 9 September 2010 Paper

Overview of the gamma reaction history diagnostic for the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Robert Malone, Zaheer Ali, Brian Cox, Scott Evans, Brent Frogget, Hans Herrmann, Morris Kaufman, Yong Kim, Kevin McGillivray, Joseph Mack, E. Kirk Miller, Martin Palagi, Wolfgang Stoeffl, Aric Tibbitts, Thomas Tunnell, Carl Young

Proceedings Volume 7652, 76520Z (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.869102

KEYWORDS: Sensors, National Ignition Facility, Mirrors, Fusion energy, Diagnostics, Optical fibers, Relays, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Tungsten, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2009 Paper

Optomechanical design of a prompt gamma reaction history diagnostic

Morris Kaufman, Robert Malone, Brent Frogget, Thomas Tunnell, Brian Cox, Daniel Frayer, Zaheer Ali, Hans Herrmann, Wolfgang Stoeffl

Proceedings Volume 7424, 74240M (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825117

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Sapphire, Mirrors, Diagnostics, Tolerancing, Safety, National Ignition Facility, Optomechanical design, Surface finishing, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2007 Paper

Optical alignment techniques for line-imaging velocity interferometry and line-imaging self-emission of targets at the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Robert Malone, John Celeste, Peter Celliers, Brent Frogget, Robert Guyton, Morris Kaufman, Tony Lee, Brian MacGowan, Edmund Ng, Imants Reinbachs, Ronald Robinson, Thomas Tunnell, Phillip Watts

Proceedings Volume 6676, 667608 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.731639

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Streak cameras, Optical alignment, Mirrors, National Ignition Facility, Diagnostics, Optical components, Laser beam diagnostics, Beam splitters, Fabry–Perot interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2006 Paper

Optomechanical considerations for the VISAR diagnostic at the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Morris Kaufman, John Celeste, Brent Frogget, Tony Lee, Brian MacGowan, Robert Malone, Edmund Ng, Tom Tunnell, Phillip Watts

Proceedings Volume 6289, 628906 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.682172

KEYWORDS: National Ignition Facility, Mirrors, Diagnostics, Interferometers, Relays, Lens design, Earthquakes, Computer aided design, Optical components, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2006 Paper

Overview of the line-imaging VISAR diagnostic at the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Robert Malone, Gene Capelle, John Celeste, Peter Celliers, Brent Frogget, Robert Guyton, Morris Kaufman, Tony Lee, Brian MacGowan, Edmund Ng, Imants Reinbachs, Ronald Robinson, Lynn Seppala, Thomas Tunnell, Phillip Watts

Proceedings Volume 6342, 634220 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.692236

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, Streak cameras, National Ignition Facility, Diagnostics, Mirrors, Laser beam diagnostics, Relays, Beam splitters, Silica, Prisms

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2005 Paper

Combining a thermal-imaging diagnostic with an existing imaging VISAR diagnostic at the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Robert Malone, John Celeste, Peter Celliers, Brent Frogget, Robert Guyton, Morris Kaufman, Tony Lee, Brian MacGowan, Edmund Ng, Imants Reinbachs, Ronald Robinson, Lynn Seppala, Thomas Tunnell, Phillip Watts

Proceedings Volume 5874, 587409 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619134

KEYWORDS: Streak cameras, Interferometers, National Ignition Facility, Diagnostics, Beam splitters, Mirrors, Silica, Laser beam diagnostics, Relays, Fiber lasers

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2005 Paper

Imaging VISAR diagnostic for the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Robert Malone, John Bower, David Bradley, Gene Capelle, John Celeste, Peter Celliers, Gilbert Collins, Mark Eckart, Jon Eggert, Brent Frogget, Robert Guyton, Damien Hicks, Morris Kaufman, Brian MacGowan, Samuel Montelongo, Edmund Ng, Ronald Robinson, Thomas Tunnell, Phillip Watts, Paul Zapata

Proceedings Volume 5580, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.579285

KEYWORDS: Interferometers, National Ignition Facility, Mirrors, Diagnostics, Streak cameras, Laser beam diagnostics, Relays, Optical components, Pulsed laser operation, Kinematics

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Proceedings Article | 14 October 2004 Paper

Fielding of an imaging VISAR diagnostic at the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

Robert Malone, John Bower, Gene Capelle, John Celeste, Peter Celliers, Brent Frogget, Robert Guyton, Morris Kaufman, Gregory Lare, Tony Lee, Brian MacGowan, Samuel Montelongo, Edmund Ng, Thayne Thomas, Thomas Tunnell, Phillip Watts

Proceedings Volume 5523, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.561773

KEYWORDS: National Ignition Facility, Interferometers, Diagnostics, Mirrors, Laser beam diagnostics, Streak cameras, Relays, Optical alignment, Optical components, Fiber lasers

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Proceedings Article | 20 January 2004 Paper

Multispectral x-ray and gamma spectrometer

Alfred Meidinger, Jennifer Sloane-Warren, Craig Kruschwitz, Paul Frederickson, Robert Hilko, Michael Berninger, Thomas Tunnell, Dan Frayer, Donald Rosenberry

Proceedings Volume 5198, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506831

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, X-rays, Scintillators, Optical fibers, Particles, Signal attenuation, Monte Carlo methods, Image segmentation, Collimators, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 11 April 2001 Paper

ImageTool

Stuart Baker, Susan Gardner, Michael Rogers, F. Sanders, Thomas Tunnell

Proceedings Volume 4308, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424997

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Imaging systems, Image processing, Image analysis, Modulation transfer functions, Calibration, Modulation, Image restoration, Systems modeling, Image intensifiers

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Proceedings Article | 29 October 1997 Paper

Deriving particle distributions from in-line Fraunhofer holographic data

Thomas Tunnell, Robert Malone, Rosmarie Frederickson, Albert DeLanoy, Douglas Johnson, Christopher Ciarcia, Danny Sorenson

Proceedings Volume 3163, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283972

KEYWORDS: Particles, Holography, Data acquisition, Image processing, Holograms, Actuators, Pulsed power, Laser systems engineering, CCD cameras, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 28 May 1997 Paper

Particle distribution measurements using in-line Fraunhofer holography

Danny Sorenson, Robert Malone, Brent Frogget, Christopher Ciarcia, Thomas Tunnell, Randy Flurer

Proceedings Volume 2869, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.273337

KEYWORDS: Particles, Holograms, Holography, Data acquisition, Image segmentation, Relays, 3D image reconstruction, 3D image processing, CCD cameras, Light scattering

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