Thin Shell, High Velocity Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions on the National Ignition Facility

T. Ma; O. A. Hurricane; D. A. Callahan; M. A. Barrios; D. T. Casey; E. L. Dewald; T. R. Dittrich; T. Döppner; S. W. Haan; D. E. Hinkel; L. F. Berzak Hopkins; S. Le Pape; A. G. Macphee; A. Pak; H. S. Park; P. K. Patel; B. A. Remington; H. F. Robey; J. D. Salmonson; P. T. Springer; R. Tommasini; L. R. Benedetti; R. Bionta; E. Bond; D. K. Bradley; J. Caggiano; P. Celliers; C. J. Cerjan; J. A. Church; S. Dixit; R. Dylla-Spears; D. Edgell; M. J. Edwards; J. Field; D. N. Fittinghoff; J. A. Frenje; M. Gatu Johnson; G. Grim; N. Guler; R. Hatarik; H. W. Herrmann; W. W. Hsing; N. Izumi; O. S. Jones; S. F. Khan; J. D. Kilkenny; J. Knauer; T. Kohut; B. Kozioziemski; A. Kritcher; G. Kyrala; O. L. Landen; B. J. Macgowan; A. J. Mackinnon; N. B. Meezan; F. E. Merrill; J. D. Moody; S. R. Nagel; A. Nikroo; T. Parham; J. E. Ralph; M. D. Rosen; J. R. Rygg; J. Sater; D. Sayre; M. B. Schneider; D. Shaughnessy; B. K. Spears; R. P.J. Town; P. L. Volegov; A. Wan; K. Widmann; C. H. Wilde; C. Yeamans

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Thin Shell, High Velocity Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions on the National Ignition Facility

T. Ma, O. A. Hurricane, D. A. Callahan, M. A. Barrios, D. T. Casey, E. L. Dewald, T. R. Dittrich, T. Döppner, S. W. Haan, D. E. Hinkel, L. F. Berzak Hopkins, S. Le Pape, A. G. Macphee, A. Pak, H. S. Park, P. K. Patel, B. A. Remington, H. F. Robey, J. D. Salmonson, P. T. SpringerR. Tommasini, L. R. Benedetti, R. Bionta, E. Bond, D. K. Bradley, J. Caggiano, P. Celliers, C. J. Cerjan, J. A. Church, S. Dixit, R. Dylla-Spears, D. Edgell, M. J. Edwards, J. Field, D. N. Fittinghoff, J. A. Frenje, M. Gatu Johnson, G. Grim, N. Guler, R. Hatarik, H. W. Herrmann, W. W. Hsing, N. Izumi, O. S. Jones, S. F. Khan, J. D. Kilkenny, J. Knauer, T. Kohut, B. Kozioziemski, A. Kritcher, G. Kyrala, O. L. Landen, B. J. Macgowan, A. J. Mackinnon, N. B. Meezan, F. E. Merrill, J. D. Moody, S. R. Nagel, A. Nikroo, T. Parham, J. E. Ralph, M. D. Rosen, J. R. Rygg, J. Sater, D. Sayre, M. B. Schneider, D. Shaughnessy, B. K. Spears, R. P.J. Town, P. L. Volegov, A. Wan, K. Widmann, C. H. Wilde, C. Yeamans

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Experiments have recently been conducted at the National Ignition Facility utilizing inertial confinement fusion capsule ablators that are 175 and 165 μm in thickness, 10% and 15% thinner, respectively, than the nominal thickness capsule used throughout the high foot and most of the National Ignition Campaign. These three-shock, high-adiabat, high-foot implosions have demonstrated good performance, with higher velocity and better symmetry control at lower laser powers and energies than their nominal thickness ablator counterparts. Little to no hydrodynamic mix into the DT hot spot has been observed despite the higher velocities and reduced depth for possible instability feedthrough. Early results have shown good repeatability, with up to 1/2 the neutron yield coming from α-particle self-heating.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	145004
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	114
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.145004
State	Published - Apr 6 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Ma, T., Hurricane, O. A., Callahan, D. A., Barrios, M. A., Casey, D. T., Dewald, E. L., Dittrich, T. R., Döppner, T., Haan, S. W., Hinkel, D. E., Berzak Hopkins, L. F., Le Pape, S., Macphee, A. G., Pak, A., Park, H. S., Patel, P. K., Remington, B. A., Robey, H. F., Salmonson, J. D., ... Yeamans, C. (2015). Thin Shell, High Velocity Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions on the National Ignition Facility. Physical review letters, 114(14), Article 145004. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.145004

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AU - Parham, T.

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AU - Rosen, M. D.

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AU - Sater, J.

AU - Sayre, D.

AU - Schneider, M. B.

AU - Shaughnessy, D.

AU - Spears, B. K.

AU - Town, R. P.J.

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