Observation of a reflected shock in an indirectly driven spherical implosion at the National Ignition Facility

  • S. Le Pape
  • , L. Divol
  • , L. Berzak Hopkins
  • , A. Mackinnon
  • , N. B. Meezan
  • , D. Casey
  • , J. Frenje
  • , H. Herrmann
  • , J. McNaney
  • , T. Ma
  • , K. Widmann
  • , A. Pak
  • , G. Grimm
  • , J. Knauer
  • , R. Petrasso
  • , A. Zylstra
  • , H. Rinderknecht
  • , M. Rosenberg
  • , M. Gatu-Johnson
  • , J. D. Kilkenny

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Abstract

A 200μm radius hot spot at more than 2 keV temperature, 1g/cm3 density has been achieved on the National Ignition Facility using a near vacuum hohlraum. The implosion exhibits ideal one-dimensional behavior and 99% laser-to-hohlraum coupling. The low opacity of the remaining shell at bang time allows for a measurement of the x-ray emission of the reflected central shock in a deuterium plasma. Comparison with 1D hydrodynamic simulations puts constraints on electron-ion collisions and heat conduction. Results are consistent with classical (Spitzer-Harm) heat flux.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number225002
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume112
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 4 2014
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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