Simulation study of enhancing laser driven multi-keV line-radiation through application of external magnetic fields

Kemp, G. E.; Colvin, J. D.; Blue, B. E.; Fournier, K. B.

doi:10.1063/1.4965236

Title: Simulation study of enhancing laser driven multi-keV line-radiation through application of external magnetic fields

Journal Article · Thu Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4965236· OSTI ID:1357372

Kemp, G. E. ^[1];

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Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Here, we present a path forward for enhancing laser driven, multi-keV line-radiation from mid- to high-Z, sub-quarter-critical density, non-equilibrium plasmas through inhibited thermal transport in the presence of an externally generated magnetic field. Preliminary simulations with Kr and Ag suggest that as much as 50%–100% increases in peak electron temperatures are possible—without any changes in laser drive conditions—with magnetized interactions. The increase in temperature results in ~2–3× enhancements in laser-to-x-ray conversion efficiency for K-shell emission with simultaneous ≲4× reduction in L-shell emission using current field generation capabilities on the Omega laser and near-term capabilities on the National Ignition Facility laser. Increased plasma temperatures and enhanced K-shell emission are observed to come at the cost of degraded volumetric heating. Such enhancements in high-photon-energy x-ray sources could expand the existing laser platforms for increasingly penetrating x-ray radiography.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1357372

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1329490

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-692158

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 23, Issue 10; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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