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

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

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.145004

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

Journal Article · Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.145004· OSTI ID:1177961

Ma, T. ^[1]; Hurricane, O. A. ^[1]; Callahan, D. A. ^[1]; Barrios, M. A. ^[1]; Casey, D. T. ^[1]; Dewald, E. L. ^[1]; Dittrich, T. R. ^[1]; Doppner, T. ^[1]; Haan, S. W. ^[1]; Hinkel, D. E. ^[1]; Berzak Hopkins, L. F. ^[1]; Le Pape, S. ^[1]; MacPhee, A. G. ^[1]; Pak, A. ^[1]; Park, H. S. ^[1]; Patel, P. K. ^[1]; Remington, B. A. ^[1]; Robey, H. F. ^[1]; Salmonson, J. D. ^[1]; Springer, P. T. ^[1] more »

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)

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. Earlier results have shown good repeatability, with up to 1/2 the neutron yield coming from α-particle self-heating.

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0001857; AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1177961

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1179335

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 114, Issue 14; ISSN 0031-9007

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