A glass Cherenkov detector, called the Diagnostic for Areal Density (DAD), has been built and implemented at the OMEGA laser facility for measuring fusion gammas above 430 keV, from which remaining shell ⟨ρR⟩abl can be determined. A proof-of-principle experiment is discussed, where signals from a surrogate gas Cherenkov detector are compared with reported values from the wedge range filter and charged particle spectrometer and found to correlate strongly. The design of the more compact port–based DAD diagnostic and results from the commissioning shots are then presented. Once absolutely calibrated, the DAD will be capable of reporting remaining shell ⟨ρR⟩abl for plastic and glass capsules within minutes of a shot and with potentially higher precision than existing techniques.
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