RECENT PROGRESS ON DIAGNOSTIC DEVELOPMENTS FOR ICF RESEARCH AT IEE OSAKA

A variety of novel diagnostic instruments and methods have been develo ped for use in laser fusion research at the Institute of Laser Enginee ring (ILE), Osaka University. Our efforts are particularly concentrate d on development of a diagnostic method capable of high spatial, tempo ral, and energy resolutions, which, at the same time, makes it possibl e to observe precisely implosion stability and hot spark formation at the center of compressed plasma. Present status of the X-ray and parti cle diagnostics development is overviewed.