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Ion beam heated target simulations for warm dense matter physics and inertial fusion energy

  • J. J. Barnard
  • , J. Armijo
  • , D. S. Bailey
  • , A. Friedman
  • , F. M. Bieniosek
  • , E. Henestroza
  • , I. Kaganovich
  • , P. T. Leung
  • , B. G. Logan
  • , M. M. Marinak
  • , R. M. More
  • , S. F. Ng
  • , G. E. Penn
  • , L. J. Perkins
  • , S. Veitzer
  • , J. S. Wurtele
  • , S. S. Yu
  • , A. B. Zylstra

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Abstract

Hydrodynamic simulations have been carried out using the multi-physics radiation hydrodynamics code HYDRA and the simplified one-dimensional hydrodynamics code DISH. We simulate possible targets for a near-term experiment at LBNL (the Neutralized Drift Compression Experiment, NDCX) and possible later experiments on a proposed facility (NDCX-II) for studies of warm dense matter and inertial fusion energy-related beam-target coupling. Simulations of various target materials (including solids and foams) are presented. Experimental configurations include single-pulse planar metallic solid and foam foils. Concepts for double-pulsed and ramped-energy pulses on cryogenic targets and foams have been simulated for exploring direct drive beam-target coupling, and concepts and simulations for collapsing cylindrical and spherical bubbles to enhance temperature and pressure for warm dense matter studies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)134-138
Number of pages5
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume606
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 11 2009

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Instrumentation

Keywords

  • Hydrodynamic simulation
  • Inertial fusion energy targets
  • Ion beam heating
  • Warm dense matter

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