Synthetic diagnostics for interpretation of ICF experiments using hydrodynamic simulations
The design and interpretation of inertial confinement fusion and high energy density experiments
rely heavily on multi-dimensional radiation-hydrodynamic simulations. Code main
output typically consists of sequences of maps of fluid and thermodynamic variables, which are
not easily compared with experimental observables. More direct comparison requires the development
of simulated, or synthetic, diagnostics, using the detailed plasma information available
in the fluid simulations. This has motivated the development of a set of simulated diagnostics