First results of radiation-driven, layered deuterium-tritium implosions with a 3-shock adiabat-shaped drive at the National Ignition Facility

V. A. Smalyuk; H. F. Robey; T. Döppner; O. S. Jones; J. L. Milovich; B. Bachmann; K. L. Baker; L. F. Berzak Hopkins; E. Bond; D. A. Callahan; D. T. Casey; P. M. Celliers; C. Cerjan; D. S. Clark; S. N. Dixit; M. J. Edwards; E. Giraldez; S. W. Haan; A. V. Hamza; M. Hohenberger; D. Hoover; O. A. Hurricane; K. S. Jancaitis; J. J. Kroll; K. N. Lafortune; O. L. Landen; B. J. MacGowan; A. G. MacPhee; A. Nikroo; A. Pak; P. K. Patel; J. L. Peterson; C. R. Weber; C. C. Widmayer; C. Yeamans

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First results of radiation-driven, layered deuterium-tritium implosions with a 3-shock adiabat-shaped drive at the National Ignition Facility

V. A. Smalyuk
, H. F. Robey
, T. Döppner
, O. S. Jones
, J. L. Milovich
, B. Bachmann
, K. L. Baker
, L. F. Berzak Hopkins
, E. Bond
, D. A. Callahan
, D. T. Casey
, P. M. Celliers
, C. Cerjan
, D. S. Clark
, S. N. Dixit
, M. J. Edwards
, E. Giraldez
, S. W. Haan
, A. V. Hamza
, M. Hohenberger

D. Hoover, O. A. Hurricane, K. S. Jancaitis, J. J. Kroll, K. N. Lafortune, O. L. Landen, B. J. MacGowan, A. G. MacPhee, A. Nikroo, A. Pak, P. K. Patel, J. L. Peterson, C. R. Weber, C. C. Widmayer, C. Yeamans

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Radiation-driven, layered deuterium-tritium plastic capsule implosions were carried out using a new, 3-shock "adiabat-shaped" drive on the National Ignition Facility. The purpose of adiabat shaping is to use a stronger first shock, reducing hydrodynamic instability growth in the ablator. The shock can decay before reaching the deuterium-tritium fuel leaving it on a low adiabat and allowing higher fuel compression. The fuel areal density was improved by ∼25% with this new drive compared to similar "high-foot" implosions, while neutron yield was improved by more than 4 times, compared to "low-foot" implosions driven at the same compression and implosion velocity.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	080703
Journal	Physics of Plasmas
Volume	22
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929912
State	Published - Aug 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Smalyuk, V. A., Robey, H. F., Döppner, T., Jones, O. S., Milovich, J. L., Bachmann, B., Baker, K. L., Berzak Hopkins, L. F., Bond, E., Callahan, D. A., Casey, D. T., Celliers, P. M., Cerjan, C., Clark, D. S., Dixit, S. N., Edwards, M. J., Giraldez, E., Haan, S. W., Hamza, A. V., ... Yeamans, C. (2015). First results of radiation-driven, layered deuterium-tritium implosions with a 3-shock adiabat-shaped drive at the National Ignition Facility. Physics of Plasmas, 22(8), Article 080703. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929912

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First results of radiation-driven, layered deuterium-tritium implosions with a 3-shock adiabat-shaped drive at the National Ignition Facility

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